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I've just changed the picture o­n the church website to something snowy. Must get some more work done o­n that website soon. I was surprised that I had no comment at all from anyone about the picture that was o­n over Christmas. This was the o­ne from the Churches Advertising Network – http://www.churchads.org.uk/Christmas2003.html. I thought…

I spent yesterday making bread – something that I have not done for a couple of years. I think it was probably the best bread I've ever made. Has the emergence of the breadmaking machine led to better flour? I've thought about getting such a machine before. Then I think about the satisfaction that can…

The best joke I have seen o­n the net this Christmas/New Year is this o­n-liner o­n ZDnet yesterday:<arise> Sir Tim </arise>

An inspired offering from the BBC – just press the red button o­n your digital handset during the film and the lyrics of the songs of the Sound of Music come up o­n the screen. Tilly and I had a sing-a-long at the tops of our voices.There is a lot going o­n in the Sound of…

Cigarettes and loose women (again), I fear.

For the first time ever, I have managed to drive to somewhere in Clackmannanshire and back to Bridge of Allan without getting lost. I did have a road atlas, a streetmap and a couple of maps downloaded from the internet with me, but it still felt like a great achievement. I don't understand why the…

From the BBC website: “Songs of Praise: Christmas Highlights – Pop producer Pete Waterman takes a trip on a steam train and picks his favourite Christmas carols, including performances by Wells Cathedral Choir and Sir Cliff Richard.” Beyond parady.

I think that I might, just about, have recovered from Christmas. Having three services each 12 hours apart over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is hard work. The European Working Time Directive would suggest that o­ne should not be encouraged (or allowed) to do this. It is o­nly a matter of time before the churches…