The solstice is past. Rejoice.
12 responses to “Oliver Postgate – RIP”
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Hi, my favourite was Noggin the Nog, one of my earliest memories. My husband’s was Torchy the battery boy. Anybody remember Rag, Tag And Bobtail.
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Goodness, am I the only Bagpuss fan at St Mary’s? Such a great treat when I was younger, and now I have the whole lot on video. I love the simple, elegant stories and of course the giving kindness of Bagpuss and all his friends. I think the choir should practice imitating the magical, mystical, mouse organ!
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Watching the House of Lords
The internet is a wonderful thing and means you can watch all kinds of things you would never have been able to see in the past. Yesterday, I found myself watching the House of Lords discuss whether or not I was fully human. At least, that’s what it felt like to me. I’m a great…
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Baptising
There are few more joyful things to do in this world than a baptism service. Yesterday I got to baptise someone called Theodore, which of course means Gift of God. He rather enjoyed proceedings and I’ve seldom held a child more keen to jump right into the font. People sometimes comment on how much babies…
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10 Unanswered Questions about Same-Sex Marriage
Last week, at the General Synod in Edinburgh, it was announced that the Scottish Episcopal Church is to undergo a process of discussing what were referered to as “same-sex issues”. I’ve written about this before, and no doubt will do so again. For today though, here are some of the questions that are running around…
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Choral Masses
We’re having a month of Sundays at St Mary’s at the moment. Well, strictly speaking we are having a month of festival Sundays. The West End Festival is currently going on around these parts – the largest cultural event in Glasgow. One of the responses that we’ve made to it here in St Mary’s this…
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