Tag: christmas
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silent morning
Yesterday evening we had a wonderful Carols by Candlelight service. Everything went well, we had a full church, with many guests. It was wonderful. I was invited back to some friends’ house afterwards and while there I noticed that my voice was starting to sound a bit odder than usual. When I got home I…
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clergy carol, verse 3
Spending time in preparation Fa la la la la la la la. Searching for the inspiration Fa la la la la la la la. Reading books and praying hard Fa la la la la la la la. ‘Til services are all prepared Fa la la la la la la laaaa. Time is passing far…
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Ding Dong merrily on high volume
I can hear the sound of ringing. No it’s not Christmas bells! Last night I went to a concert with one of the world’s biggest Paul Weller fans, to whom I happen to be married. It was a concert in support of the charity Crisis and Paul Weller was the headline act. It was loud!…
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the clergy carol, verse two
Spending time in preparation Fa la la la la la la la. Searching for the inspiration Fa la la la la la la la. Reading books and praying hard Fa la la la la la la la. ‘Til services are all prepared Fa la la la la la la laaaa. Time is passing far…
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The clergy carol
Spending time in preparation Fa la la la la la la la. Searching for the inspiration Fa la la la la la la la. Reading books and praying hard Fa la la la la la la la. ‘Til services are all prepared Fa la la la la la la laaaa. Anyone care to add…
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Overnativityed?
I suspect I might be a bit ‘over nativityed’. This morning I looked at the mixer tap in our kitchen, over which my wife had draped the dishcloth to dry, and thought, “Hmmm, a shepherd tap.” I wonder what the other signals may be that you have had too many nativity experiences? When you see…
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Christmas ruined?
What would it take for your Christmas to be ruined? Would it be a turkey that would not fit in the oven? A cherished tree decoration being broken? Some friends or relatives unable to visit because of the weather or illness? There are aspects of ‘Christmas’ that are important to all of us. And it…
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permutations
I have been working on a new magic illusion. If I am honest, I am quite chuffed with it, and used it when I auditioned to join the Mid Essex Magical Society. It can’t have been that bad because they accepted me! It’s a card illusion with a twist. It’s a combination of existing techniques…
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tree decorating gift wrapping mince pie eating nativity play watching flashing light mending candle lighting turkey munching Christmas
This year we have decided to produce our own Christmas card. We are not designing it from scratch, I’m using one of Dave Walker’s wonderful cartoons for the cover. If you go and have a look now you can probably see this image that we will be using. (spoiler alert) One of the things I…
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legacy
It’s the morning after the Olympics. Suddenly life in Britain returns to whatever counted for normal. Instantly the flow of comprehensive sporting coverage has been turned off and our daytime television schedules have returned to banale / mediocre / cheap compared to the extravaganza of excitement that was on tap for the previous 16 days.…
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