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Reflections…

In a field, not far from our house there was a pond. Actually it was a bomb crater which had been created when a plane was forced to jettison it’s payload during World War II; local wisdom was that it had been a Luftwaffe bomber. We were under the strictest instructions to be careful around [...]

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As I said towards the end of my last post it’s not my intention to demonise my Dad. When I started this often painful excursion through my formative years I did so with the desire to give as honest a record as possible which necessitates recalling some pretty horrific moments. I loved Dad and I [...]

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It’s been a long and emotionally challenging week but in some ways I’ve found a little peace. Being in the church on Wednesday brought home very forcefully just how enormous a part of my life that place is. Still as cold as ever and even smelling the same as when I was a child, very [...]

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