Response to my earlier blog Everything is Evil has been deep and swift. I have received comments and suggestions from more readers of this blog than any other. Thanks to everyone who has contributed. This blog includes a wide variety of responses, each in their own way wrestling with the ethical and physical issues related... Continue Reading →
At last Kathie and I have reached our Christmas destination, thankfully only two days late given a succession of fierce windstorms that disrupted ferry service between the BC lower mainland and Vancouver Island. We are glad to have arrived safely in Langford on Victoria’s west shore joining son Cameron and partner Emm for their first... Continue Reading →
The former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral and founder of the “Garden Congregation” the Very Rev. Robert Willis - The following from The Church Times. THE former Dean of Canterbury the Very Revd Robert Willis died “suddenly and peacefully” in the United States on Tuesday. He was 77. In a message to Berkeley Divinity School, Yale,... Continue Reading →
IMAGE: etsy.com Many blogs available on this site feature “letters” in different contexts. I have however never commented on envelopes, until now. The following shared from Inspire Hub Facebook “Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: “Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/zJ6VT7ciR1o OK, OK, it’s only early morning on day four of our Nova Scotia vacation; so I agree, assessment of our 2024 travel experience does seem premature. But really, things have been wild so far. In my previous blog I described our financial challenges which I will not reprise here. Suffice it to say that... Continue Reading →
Except for now, there isn’t. Let me explain. Last week I stupidly responded to a scam; and shazam, we are now without a credit card for a few days. As we are travelling in the Maritimes this is such a huge PIA. It’s amazing to discover how dependent we are on credit, especially online. In... Continue Reading →
In a previous blog I described my frustrations moving through a busy Canadian Airport. Following that blog I discovered a great air travel story written by an adventurous colleague, the Rev. (Mother) Marian Lucas-Jefferies which I thought deserved a wider audience. Marian’s saga reminded me of my own 2002 adventure in the air which I... Continue Reading →
We sing them every year, over and over again. We start singing sometime after Remembrance Day, in public and in private, sometimes loud and with confidence, and at other times in tones barely audible. We sing many from memory; for others we need lyric sheets. But admit it, we all sing, though this year with... Continue Reading →
“Ken, you need to go into this shop. There is an amazing woman you need to meet; she would make a great portrait subject.” Admittedly I don’t always listen to Kathie, but this time I did, and how glad I am that I did. Shortly before dinnertime in Dingle, Ireland after quite a busy day... Continue Reading →
Probably it is true of any European country, Ireland is the least photographed. How this has come about is something of a mystery, for it offers the camera article an unequalled variety of subjects, and many that must rank at the peak of the world’s finest photographic material. It’s a bravado boast for sure, and... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 