Sheila Bridge Blog
This is one of the most thought provoking novels I've read in a long time. It was published in 1966, won awards and has been a film, a stage play and even a ballet since then. It tells the story of Charlie, a young man in his twenties who is 'retarded' (the author's word for... Continue Reading →
I wonder how many people went to bed on Sunday evening thinking about death and God and suffering in way they hadn't expected to be thinking before they sat down to watch Downton? Sunday night's episode should have had a (mental) health warning: 'Not for the recently bereaved or terminally ill'. Downton Abbey is a... Continue Reading →
'Hope Springs' is the story of a couple married for 31 years who attend a week's intensive counselling course in a desperate bid to put the spark back into their marriage. It's billed as a comedy and it is very funny and ultimately feel-good but with ALOT of 'ouch' moments along the way. In... Continue Reading →
(This post is really only for people interested in Triathlons!) Last weekend was the London Tri organised by Virgin Active. It advertises itself as the world's largest so I guess that must be true. Don't let that put you off though if you are thinking of entering an open water triathlon. You can do Sprint... Continue Reading →
Is it a sign of my age that I understand the connection between a cassette tape and a pencil? Or is it a sign of the accelerated rate of change/progress since my youth? I prefer to think its the latter. But there are an increasing number of things that are now unintellligible to my even... Continue Reading →
So back at Easter I was handed 3 manky looking potatoes and asked to plant them. The idea was that come our annual Harvest service we would all be able to bring along our home-grown bounty, instead of just popping out to Tesco's the night before muttering 'Oh bother, it's harvest and I haven't got... Continue Reading →
While I was away at New Wine (a 'big Christian camping convention' for anyone unfamiliar with UK Church scene) I realised I'd forgotten to take any shampoo. Browsing in local supermarket, I came across these products that promised to 'Revive Me Daily' and was mildly amused by the appropriateness of such an aspiration given my... Continue Reading →
This morning began with tears. It was my own fault. I shouldn't expect to preach a sermon on 'Being Honest with God' and not expect to be challenged to 'be honest with God'. It is my day off and I'd hoped for a lie in... I woke at 6, (feeling sick as I have woken... Continue Reading →
Today I picked this book up and started reading it again for the 4th time! There are only a few books that are that good. I bought it originally as an audio book and listened to it twice while walking the dog. (Over a couple of weeks, you understand, after seven hours of walking... Continue Reading →
It may look like somewhere on the Mediterranean but it was Scotland. Fabulous: 7 days and 6 wild swims. Two in my birthday suit (which for those of you scandalised by my Facebook book post is the wetsuit given to me for my birthday, what where you thinking?). Some swims in rivers, some in lochs, some in... Continue Reading →
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