Notes

Last night I went to see the Wirral Mandoliers have their weekly get-together in Liscard, Wallasey. They were recommended to me by our kids’ piano teacher. I was hesitant, but after a few weeks of cajoling I went along.

4 mandolins, a mandola, and a guitar. Six people just playing music for two and half hours [...]

I went for an interview the other day and there were 4 other candidates. One has been made redundant, one is expecting to be redundant in 3-6 months’ time, one is hoping for redundancy, and the other runs his own firm after being made redundant.

And then there was me. Redundant from Vodafone from 31st October. [...]

On a really clear day, if you stand on the Northern coast of Wirral (where we walk our dogs) you just see Blackpool Tower.

A few days ago we were walking our dogs at a particularly low tide on an especially clear day.

Amazingly, we could see not only Blackpool Tower, but Blackpool itself. Moreover, we could [...]

Why Pro-Life?: Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers by Randy Alcorn

I’ve always been of the opinion that future generations will look back on ours with horror that we have legalised abortion, in much the same way that we now regard slave trade as an abhorrent injustice.

This book by Randy Alcorn is extremely helpful. He [...]

A couple of weeks ago I started the Northwest Partnership’s ministry training evening course in Knutsford.

I wanted to develop my understanding of the Bible as a whole, to see how everything joins up. I’ve got a moderate grasp of it, but by developing a stronger understanding of the whole I expect to do better in [...]

Lots of people have had colds lately, and our family is no exception. I was feeling too rough for work, but wanted something to do.

So I took to jigsaws. This little beauty is a 1,000-piece Disney packed with gorgeous images of real classics.

I actually remember this being “out” - a long time ago…

Possibly still the [...]