View from the Potting Shed

The interior of the building of the Church of St Margaret of Scotland, Leven
This evening I’ll be dusting down my cassock alb for the first time in months and conducting Midnight Mass at the Church of St Margaret of Scotland, Leven. The service booklets have been prepared and printed (according to Fr Kelvin’s observation), […]

The other day at work I had a conversation with someone about whether they use -ize or -ise at the end of certain words. I said when the option arises I tend towards -ize.
“But that’s an Americanism!”, my colleague objected.
“No it’s not!” said I.
Anyway, here is what Henry W. Fowler has to say about […]

If it is your discipline, please pray for my sister Jenni as she went into hospital this morning by ambulance.
She’s had a really sore back for about 6 weeks now but this morning was in real agony, Mum called the doctor who immediately recommended an ambulance and a Do Not Pass Go card straight to […]

I love those moments chatting with people when the direction of the conversation suddenly and for no apparent reason completely changes direction. Such as this online conversation with a friend of mine, whom I promised I would keep anonymous.
Terry Hedges: Happy Christmas!
Gareth J M Saunders™: Almost. How are you? Good to see you.
Terry […]

Iain and Lisa settle into a natural and relaxed game of Yahtzee.
Jane and I enjoyed a splendid and festive late afternoon and evening at the artists formerly known as our neighbours on Toft Terrace, for Christmas-y snacks, Yuletide drinks and fun games; that’s a recipe for 100% F.U.N.
We kicked off proceedings with Pit, a fast-paced […]

Some of the best webcomic fun you have have with cartoon stick figures on the interblag can be found at xkcd.

These last few weeks I’ve been doing some DIY on the new house and thought that you might appreciate a few tips that I’ve learned.

When drilling through bathroom tiles make sure that the drill isn’t set to the ‘hammer action’ setting.
While preparing to drill through bathroom tiles — say for example in a shower cubicle […]