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On a walk through Bramall Park earlier this week, I found myself studying the trees.  I noticed how many there were, the texture of their trunks and the angles at which some of them were leaning.  I noticed too the … Continue reading →

Boundaries Apparently at some venues comedians readily use members of the audience as material for their jokes.  They thereby cross a boundary between audience and performer.  Crossing boundaries can be hazardous for all concerned. At the recent Oscar award ceremony … Continue reading →

Do you like puzzling things out?  Have you joined the Wordle craze? National Daily papers have pages of puzzles and the weekly papers even more.  The Stockport Express has fourteen pages of Brain Teasers each week, including a crossword puzzle … Continue reading →

“Do I have to?  Yes, I know that the Israelites are suffering under Pharaoh, but Aaron’s a much better speaker than I am.  Much more persuasive.  Send him.  I’m not eloquent.  I stumble over my words.  Pharaoh won’t listen to … Continue reading →

What would it have taken for you to become a member of the secret police, a KGB Officer in the old Soviet Union?  What would be success in your eyes?  What attitude would you have had to have towards other … Continue reading →

Human beings have an instinctive suspicion of the outsider, of those who are not like us, of those outside our tribe. We are particularly suspicious of those who commit crimes.   Putting them in prison help us to feel safe.  It … Continue reading →

The Stockport County match day programme is an interesting read.  Not only does it give information about the County players and the club, it gives information about the visiting side, its history and something about the place they come from.  … Continue reading →

Small children often go through a phase of asking “Why?” in response to everything they are asked to do.  It can become very wearing and we can end up saying, “Because I say so”.  I pondered on the power of … Continue reading →

We decided to do our count for last weekend’s RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch at lunchtime on Sunday.  We could sit at the table and eat our lunch mindfully and watch.  The patio doors and windows would give us a … Continue reading →

“Be nice to one another.  Be kind”.  It’s the sort of thing that we say when we’ve intervened between two squabbling children.  The word ‘kind’ can come across as a bit soft and fluffy.  Yet it’s more than that. Last … Continue reading →