January 18th 2019 Dad is mystified. He stands amidst a spaghetti of cables at The Exchange (North Shields). Someone is sound checking on the stage. "What's the point of all the 1, 2, 1, 2? They should just get on with it. All these cables." I explain that there is a sound man. I point … Continue reading dream diaries…56
January 21st. Agnes was a Christian martyr who died in Rome c.350. Very few facts are known about her life, but later legends describe her as a particularly good-looking thirteen year old girl who refused to talk of marriage because she wished to remain a virgin and dedicate her life to Christ. She confounded all … Continue reading Saints of The English Year – St. Agnes.
January 19th. St. Wulfstan (c.1008-95), appointed Bishop of Worcester in 1062, was one of the leaders of the Anglo-Saxon church at the time of the Norman conquest, in 1066. Most unusually, he kept his position under the new Norman regime, and continued to serve until his death nearly 30 years later. He was buried … Continue reading Saints of The English Year – St. Wulfstan.
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