You can find a recording of St Mary’s Choir singing the music for the Daily Service here for seven days. They were singing in a rather empty sounding Wellington church.

Just back from the delights of seeing Shelly Marsh installed as the Rector of St James the Less, Bishopbriggs. They are a lucky congregation indeed – she is very special. It was the first time I had been there. Someone said beforehand that it was like being in a Berni Inn. I know what they…

Don’t forget that St Mary’s choir is on the Daily Service on Monday morning. You have from now until then to work out how to tune in on 198 Long Wave.

[Is tardises the correct plural of tardis?] Anyone know what the strange tardis-like aluminium things are that are appearing on the streets of Glasgow? There is one not far from here and another on St George’s Road. I keep expecting the Doctor to appear from one of them. Mind, I’ve never been a Dr Who…

Oh, thank you for asking to be sure. I’ve just finished re-reading Wise Blood by Flannery O’Conner, one of her two novels, each so devastating. I started it yesterday when my weekend began. So very dark. She captures faith based mauvaise foi so very precisely.

Watching the cat doing her morning yoga Swimming in an otherwise empty pool The river at the Botanics An Icelandic Carol An “aha” moment causing someone’s face to melt so unexpectedly

Does anyone happen to know where my big black coat is? I’ve worn it in the last 10 days and cannot think where I’ve left it. It is paired with a rather nice scarf – grey with muted stripes designed by … (no, lets not be pretentious). Any sightings of the coat and/or scarf most…

One of my jobs this week is to do the annual statistical return for St Mary’s. Lots of columns of figures have to be totted up – at the end of it all, a book it published for General Synod which tells us how many baptisms have been performed in each church, how many communions…