Here’s one of the photos I took from the top of Beacon Hill, outside Loughborough, on Sunday, having ascended the hill for the Easter sunrise service.
19 April 2022
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Month: April 2022
18 April 2022
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Change your plans
The UK Government pumps out such nonsense you have to wonder if they make profits from sewage? Latest to be made public is the idea of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Archbishop of Canterbury has called this idea ‘ungodly’ … Continue reading
17 April 2022
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Early to rise
Jane and I were up early for the Sunrise Service on Beacon Hill. Technically, it was a little late as it started at 6:30am and sunrise was just after 6am but I don’t think we (or anybody else) minded that … Continue reading
16 April 2022
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Going Slow
I think the most challenging part of the Good Friday vigil yesterday was going slowly. I thought I was quite good with silence and space. In truth though, I’m more used to services that follow on, bish, bash, bosh. We … Continue reading
15 April 2022
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Drama for Easter
The middle of my day will be taken up with the Good Friday vigil at church, which is now all prepared. Something Jane and I did this morning though was to rewatch the ‘TAK for Easter‘ series that I prepared … Continue reading
14 April 2022
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Getting Ready for Friday
Tomorrow is Good Friday and I’m running a three hour vigil at Thorpe Acre church from noon until 3pm. The plan is all in place with just a couple more bits of preparation to do. Check, 1 – 2 – … Continue reading
13 April 2022
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Tomatoes coming up
Most years, I start a whole batch of tomato seeds at the same time. This year, I’ve been doing it bit by bit with the plastic bag technique to pick out the strongest seeds at the early germination stage. I … Continue reading
12 April 2022
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Always the Wrong Time
Now that Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak, among others, have been fined for breaking their own lockdown rules, I think they should resign immediately. Is it the right time, with the war in Ukraine? No, but it will never be … Continue reading
11 April 2022
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Glad I’d Heard That Before
Last night’s rehearsal with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra was one of those that involved a lot of sight reading. We did a few of the pieces we’ve been rehearsing over the past term but also some that I’ve not … Continue reading
10 April 2022
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Blackwood Clarinets
Yesterday evening was my first experience of hearing a ‘clarinet choir’. Blackwood Clarinets are an ensemble who feature not just the regular Bb clarinet but a whole host of other sizes from the higher Eb clarinet down to the floor-rumbling … Continue reading