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What’s it Worth?
The build-up to the World Cup continues. The England team are training in Florida… Yesterday I learnt that the shirt worn by Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final is to be sold. Bidding opens at Sotheby’s in New York on 29 June — 68 years to the day since the 17-year-old Pele scored two…
Protecting, Prodding and Poking…
This morning I read the familiar Psalm 23. ‘The Lord is my shepherd…’ I reflected on ‘Your rod and staff protect and comfort me…’ My ‘Step by Step’ book says: ‘…the shepherds rod was a defensive aid used to ward off enemies of the sheep – so protecting them. …the staff was a disciplinary tool…
Needing Rain, Socks, Bandages, and Donkeys
It rained yesterday. Hard. We’ve had a dry spring. We’re told we need the rain. Our gardens need it; the farmers need it. Our grass looks greener this morning, our roses and rhododendrons are looking well. Rain is good. On my bike, getting soaked, those weren’t my immediate thoughts. The garden weeds are looking remarkably…
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