Eulogy for Jenny Bounds
10 July, 2020 We come to remember Jennifer Jane Bounds, to commemorate all that she gave to so many, all that she meant to those here, physically or virtually, and all those who will...
Category: Personal
Engaging characters
I’m not sure that novels are necessarily character-driven any more, . I’d have to sit down and consider whether I could defend this generalisation, but it’s certainly reasonable to argue that Pip has a...
Vale John Bounds
I would like to take a few minutes, before we share in this Eucharistic celebration of John͛s life, to share some memories with you, more than the more public achievements listed in the booklet. You will...
The Long and Winding Road … again
As I tap this out in my long-suffering iPad, England is rushing past the train window, courtesy of Virgin Trains. I can’t help thinking that “Virgin” must be the worst name ever to describe...
The Ballad of the Polo GTi
With apologies to Andrew Barton Paterson and Tom Waites As the dawn breaks every morning, I go to my GTi And I set the pistons moving, As the dawn light’s in the sky. I...
Coming home, Reflections Part 2
Well, every trip should finish with a celebration of highlights, high jinks and learning both good and bad. This is my list in no particular order. Don’t be afraid to build a basilica out...
Coming home: Reflections 1
I looked at my passport while waiting to go through Passport Control at St Pancras and the thought came to mind that I didn’t even have a passport ten years ago. How life changes,...
Tuesday and its Stratford-upon-Avon
The time is really speeding by and I’m already thinking of home; in fact, dragging a bag up to Stratford was the last thing I felt like, but I was looking forward to the...
Monday and its Duxford
I had the trains all worked out today and even then the timings were tight, so tomorrow’s trip to Stratford-upon-Avon will have to be more generously planned. I traveled pretty light and headed up...