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As Saturday’s coronation procession passed the Cenotaph in Whitehall the commentator reminded us that the word ‘Cenotaph’ comes from two Greek words meaning ‘empty’ and ‘tomb’. To the uninformed, the Cenotaph is just a lump of stone. Originally it was the UK’s national memorial to those who died in the First World War; over theContinue reading “Memorials, Wardrobes and Books”

There is a higher throneThan all this world has knownWhere faithful ones from every tongueWill one day comeBefore the Son we’ll standMade faultless through the LambBelieving hearts find promised graceSalvation comes I remember the 1953 coronation… we didn’t have a television… we went next door – Olive and Les had just bought one. We watchedContinue reading “There Is a Higher Throne”

They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace –Christopher Robin went down with Alice.Alice is marrying one of the guard.“A soldier’s life is terrible hard,”Says Alice. As a child I listened each Saturday to the ‘wireless’… ‘Children’s Favourites’ with ‘Uncle Mac’. I enjoyed A.A. Milne’s poem ‘Buckingham Palace’ set to music… Musing on changes… We saw aContinue reading “They’re Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace”

Yesterday a New York jury ruled that Ed Sheeran, in his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’, did not copy Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’. Following the verdict, our local boy, who lives 30 miles away, said: ‘…We’ve spent the last eight years talking about two songs with dramatically different lyrics, melodies and four chords, whichContinue reading “No-one Owns The Colour Blue.”

As a child I enjoyed balancing… walking along narrow beams, carrying a glass of water on my head… As a teacher I encouraged games and races that involved balancing. Today I enjoy watching children carefully balancing on narrow walls… parents teaching children to ride their bikes. Falling may aid learning, but the ultimate aim isContinue reading “Balancing Without Falling”

Perspective… Many are giving us their opinions on Saturday’s coronation, each coming from a different angle… TV commentators make news… Politically-minded friends offer views… Christian friends emphasise the spiritual… sometimes opinion turns to prejudice. I’m seeking perspective. Pageantry… Many are taken up with the spectacle: processions with state carriages, thrones, crowns, ceremony steeped in historicalContinue reading “Cutting Coronation Complexity”

In Les Misérables the revolution has failed. The young men are all dead; the women of Paris mourn their loss: Who will wake them?No one ever will.No one ever told themThat a summer day can kill. Nothing changes, nothing ever willEvery year another brat, another mouth to fill.Same old story, what’s the use of tears?What’sContinue reading “Help! Mayday…”

Yesterday I uncorked a bottle of Australian wine – named after the ’19 crimes’ for which ‘criminals’ could be deported to Australia. The label reads: 19 Crimes is inspired by those who, beginning in 1788 were transported to Australia, for a life of hard labour…’ Some inspiration! There was a £250 prize for a winningContinue reading “From Inspiration to Perspiration”

Hide me nowUnder Your wingsCover meWithin Your mighty hand When the oceans rise and thunders roarI will soar with You above the stormFather, You are King over the floodI will be still and know You are God Musing… on God and what he’s like. These few words give four pictures that fit together to showContinue reading “Still (Hide Me Now)”

…Brenda comes to ‘Singing for Health’ each week, in her wheel chair, with her dog Rosie on her lap; we always sing ‘How Much is that Doggie in the Window?’ in honour of Rosie. The song illustrates what I shall call ‘Doggie Analysis’: Lowestoft Gull Wing Bridge… Two huge sections have arrived and been installed:Continue reading “Doggie Analysis”