Ministers’ Musings

Excess : adjective  Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.Those of us who are still able to shop in person have become accustomed to the ‘one out, one in’ queuing ...

It is, apparently, 25 years since the release of Braveheart, which tells the story of William Wallace, though, to make it ‘big’, Mel Gibson who produced, directed and starred in ...

Having a last stroll round the Manse garden at dusk last week, I saw something on the lawn that I has not seen for some time. It saw me too, and scurried off among some shrubs. It ...

In some free moments recently, I have been going though the contents of the filing cabinet in my study, disposing of things no longer needed, shredding papers and, occasionally, ...

You know that word association game when you respond, without thinking, to a word someone else says? For example:-Bacon…eggs. Fruit…cake. Punch…Judy ...

‘A handbag?’ asks Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s play, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ Only two words, but they carry a lot of meaning, as she struggles to fathom the origins ...

As far as I am aware, despite the sign, the current crisis has nothing to do with crows! The Manse ornithologist - same person as the Manse medic - has confirmed that corvids ...

Ground Elder - two words that gardeners hate to hear. For Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) is a vigorous, spreading, perennial plant, with a sneaky habit. Though its leaves are ...

As things stand, this is how the Coronavirus is affecting my immediate and extended family 4 work for the NHS  - 1 GP, 2 nurses, 1 Pharmacist2 have Covid-19 and are ...