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And when the revolution comes
One of the verses of “When the saints go marching in” goes like this: And when the revelation comes And when the revelation comes I want to be in that number Oh when the revelation comes. Well, it is supposed to be one of the verses in the version that the choir were singing with…
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Sermon – 31 October 2004 – All Saints' Sunday
On Friday night this week, I was invited to a banquet. Such things don?t happen every day and I so I want to tell you a bit about it. I was invited up to Stirling Castle by the Provost of the City, to attend the Civic Award Ceremony. The dinner was held in the magnificent…
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Last Night
It is hard to think of a setting more romantic than Stirling Castle for a dinner. The newly restored 500 year old Great Hall made a suitably hammer-beamed setting for a very enjoyable evening. The food was accompanied by fiddle music. After the meal the Stirling Gaelic Choir sang – an etherial noise in such…
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Posh Dinner tonight
Just about to set off to a posh dinner in Stirling Castle tonight. It is to celebrate the local civic award winners.It occurs to me as I leave the house that it must be almost unimaginable to some readers of this blog (especially overseas readers) that someone gets a night out in such an extraordinary place,…
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Magnatune
There were news reports yesterday saying that the Creative Commons licence is about to be ported to UK law.So far, so dull. I hear you!Yet take a trip over to Magnatune to see what a difference such a copyright licence can make. Its a record label which uses the strapline “We are not evil” on…
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Concert on Saturday
This weekend is a busy one at the church. The Scottish Vienna Horns are joining us on Saturday and Sunday. The choir is singing on Saturday evening too. Last night was spent rehearsing. The choir itself is doing well at the moment – so much better than a year ago. One of the distinctive features…
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Carpet Fitting
Oh the upheaval of having a carpet fitted. The whole house is in turmoil. My filing cabinets are at the foot of the stairs, one desk is in pieces in the dining room, another is in front of the television, the piano is in the hall, the old carpet takes up the rest of the…
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Windsor Report
One of the things which has taken a bit of time over the last couple of days has been reading the Windsor Report. This is the report on how the Anglican Communion is supposed to live together through its present difficulties. My guess is that a lot of people will not bother reading hte whole…
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I'm back
I’m back home after a trip to Yorkshire. Stayed in the Dales and ate too much cheese.
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Blog rest
Just in case anyone was wondering, I'm taking a blog rest.Back in a week.