by Amanda Bashford | Feb 2, 2020 | Richard's Blog
20th January was identified as Blue Monday. It was the Monday of the third week of the new year which is associated with high suicide rates as people fail to come to terms with a cold January, the arrival of Christmas credit card bills, the distance from the arrival...
by Amanda Bashford | Apr 29, 2019 | Richard's Blog
Like most people of a certain age, I struggle to maintain my weight. I finished last year a stone heavier than I began it. Since the beginning of this year, through a combination of regular exercise, portion control, a change of diet and self-discipline, I am within...
by Amanda Bashford | Mar 26, 2019 | Richard's Blog
On my travels, I never cease to be amazed and frustrated at the sensitivity of the person scanner at Dubai International Airport. On the way to India, I was stripped down to my jeans, T-shirt, shoes and underwear but still managed to set off the sensor. On my way...
by Amanda Bashford | Mar 7, 2019 | Richard's Blog
Sometimes, in the midst of all I am doing, I can become weary. This tiredness is not through lack of sleep particularly, but through lack of space. Whilst I try to build downtime into my routine, at times unavoidable things encroach on that space and that does not...
by Amanda Bashford | Oct 3, 2018 | Richard's Blog
As I sit here trying to compose my sermon for this coming Sunday, thoughts of the world around me flood my mind. The unity across denominations that I witnessed at Swanwick this week, despite differences, stands in stark contrast to the posturing and disunity that we...
by Amanda Bashford | May 29, 2018 | Richard's Blog
Last night I watched The Viceroy’s House – a film that came out last year (the 70th anniversary of Indian independence). It presents a picture of Earl Mountbatten as the last Viceroy of India leading up to independence and partition caught in the crossfire of vested...
