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Pressure, pushing down on me,pressing down on you, no man ask for.Under pressure that burns a building down,splits a family in two, puts people on streets. Musing on ‘Under Pressure’ by Queen and David Bowie, about the pressures of life and love. ‘Under Pressure’ is often on the news – describing government, the NHS, hospitals,Continue reading “Under Pressure”

I ain’t gonna be like this for ever… Things are gonna rearrange, Man I’m gonna change… This is Charlotte. A year ago she says: ’I was very unhappy, I had no confidence and my self-esteem was at an all time low… I was always tired and lacked motivation to do anything.’ Last January she wentContinue reading “Charlotte, Mr Smith and Joseph”

Musing on Joseph… and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat… Close every door to me, hide all the world from me,Bar all the windows and shut out the light.Do what you want with me, hate me and laugh at meDarken my daytime and torture my night. Where? Joseph’s in prison, the victim of a crime he didn’tContinue reading “Close Every Door To Me”

I remember as a child watching Punch and Judy shows. It was a violent, horrid story – Mr Punch, the hero, beats his wife, kills his baby – who’s then made into sausages, assaults a police officer and eventually is condemned to be hanged – only for Punch to hang the hangman! This politically incorrectContinue reading “Punch, Ploughs & People”

Musing… the Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett arrives at Ronnie Barker’s house with a bird in a cage. The man down the pub had sold him an ‘Argentinian racing pigeon.’ The gullible Corbett believed him. Barker can see that this bird is no racing pigeon – it’s a duck! Eventually, after arguing for several minutes, CorbettContinue reading “It’s A Duck!”

Weep with meLord will You weep with me?I don’t need answers, all I needIs to know that You care for me… I’ve returned to ‘Rend Collective’. The events of the past week – rising death rates, political upheaval in The United States (United?… somewhat ironic!) And stresses and strains in family life, the need forContinue reading “Weep With Me”

Will phoned yesterday; I haven’t spoken to recently. I asked: ‘Did you and the family have a good Christmas?’ ‘Hilary and I caught Covid on Christmas Eve. We’re just getting over it…’ Later I met Peter on the cliff-top path. He told me that he’d had Covid in November but is fine now. …And Jack’sContinue reading “The Path of the Unexpected”

I love it when I read a narrative in my Bible that I don’t remember reading before. This morning I read Genesis 26: ‘Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there. But the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, ‘The water is ours!’ So he namedContinue reading “Rehoboth”

Twice last night on the news the phrase ‘At Breaking Point’ was used. It was used to describe our National Health Service. There were pictures of crowded wards, of patients in intensive care; there were interviews with staff and patients. We saw extreme pressure on material resources, a service ‘at breaking point’. Pictures from WashingtonContinue reading “At Breaking Point”

One gift I didn’t receive for Christmas was a banana holder for my bike. I’ve seen them advertised. Well-made and very versatile they can be attached to various parts of the bicycle frame, handlebars or to my waist belt. I did notice in one review the criticism that they appear to be made for bananasContinue reading “Bananas, fishing quotas and lemonade”