
A Lesson Learned
As well as writing a number of books I have also edited a good selection of other writers’ manuscripts. Editors have a long list of...

Free Riches
We live in a society that yearns after beauty. The cosmetic industry earns trillions of pounds, as does the slimming trade and the...

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
On the day we call Good Friday, Jesus Christ, against whom no fault could be found, for never in his life did he do anything wrong, was...

Slow Down!
It amazes me how much at ease even very small children are with technology. I’m used to our older grandchildren doing things quicker than...

Autumn in spring
Every single year I am amazed when I see frail and fragile plants pushing themselves up through what seems to be rock-hard soil. You...

Creative Recycling
We have recently been reminded by COP26 of the importance of being mindful of our planet and of avoiding waste. Right at the beginning...

Who Needs Words?
A little boy noticed that his elderly neighbour was sad and went to speak to her. He didn’t understand that the old woman had recently...

The Cottar's Saturday Night
Yesterday was Burns’ night. I wonder if you went to a Burns’ Supper, or if you did what we usually do and have haggis, neeps and tatties...

This is different
Is it easy to write a blog? I’ll find out the answer to that question as the months go on as I’ve not written one before. I have written...

May Conference
Our May Conference will take place on Saturday 8 May 2021 from 10:15am. Due to continuing restrictions the conference will be via Zoom....