he year, with all its sound and fury, has settled into memory, and now we face a new one. What will 2026 bring? It feels like only yesterday...

hile many feel the festive spirit starts to fade as soon as the Boxing Day leftovers are cleared, those who celebrate Yule know the magic is...

very year, at the same time as the monarch delivers their message to the Commonwealth, I post my message to the world. This year is no diffe...

t this silent, sacred point, the deepest dark has arrived. It is the halfway point through the darkness, a sacred pause that reminds us new ...

he season has now drawn us deep into its quiet heart, the Wheel of the Year quickly turns towards the Winter Solstice, the sacred longest ni...

ur annual countdown to Yule was accompanied by a nagging worry this year. With my recent injury, the simple act of climbing into the loft to...

ule is a special time, a moment of peace and reflection that transcends beliefs and means so much to so many. The world continues with its w...

ell  I’m shaking things up a bit here! While the subject matter will remain the same — after all, this is my blog — I’m looking to freshen u...

In my previous post I mentioned a few things about the last few months which have been a whirlwind of challenges, testing our resilience as ...

Another year in the bag and the big news is that I didn't die (well this would be the definition of irony if I fail to survive the next ...

Usually at this time of year I buy the festive edition of the TV listings magazine and pick out my festive favourites. This year I've de...

Everyone knows where I go every year. In fact I was there a couple of  months ago. So it may surprise people to learn that we are back so so...

It's that time of year when I venture into the loft to get out the festive decorations. I know it's considered a little early but fo...

If we thought 2021 was bad 2022 said "hold my beer". Covid is reduced to a background issue now, we are in the midst of a cost of ...

It's the time of year where I buy the festive copy of the Radio Times generic listings magazine and, armed with a highlighter pen, I go...

As I've said in the past I don't do resolutions. Instead I usually set myself 3 achievable tasks, I'm not about to change this y...

So we are still battling the pandemic but at least this year we managed to regain some of our freedoms, but for how long? The Omicron varian...

This is probably the most difficult of seasonal messages I've had to deliver. The world in in the middle of a pandemic that that effecte...

It's become a bit of a tradition now, I check out the televisual offerings armed with the festive double issue of the Radio Times and a ...

As another decade closes I can't help look at the time that has passed. So whilst looking back on the last year I also find myself g...