Christus Mansionem Benedicat

"May Christ bless this house."

Three Kings

Three Kings from Persian Lands afar, sung here by the choir of King's College, Cambridge.

Epitaphs and Inscriptions - Postscript

Many thanks to  new commenter, Derek, who's discovered the story behind the Bill Lobban memorial by Loch Lomond.

A Drove of Drawing Machines

Drawing Machine by All Lovely Stuff.com

As promised, here's the video of All Lovely Stuff's drawing machines. Have fun!

New Year's Word

A word -in-progress

Here's what came from my first go at using my new Drawing Machine. Who would have 'thunk' it? Why "word-in-progress?" I'm not entirely sure myself; there's been much swirling around lately that's only now beginning to make sense and which, as the waters settle post Christmas I need to sit with. Both a "work" and a "word," in progress in fact.

New Year's Grace

"Grace" the latest addition to the GP menagerie

I guess we could all do with some grace at this time of the year. Here's mine - a pressie from Ms GP - "Grace," one of Andrew Duncan Graham's "Highland Characters," handmade from Harris tweed and stuffed with lavender. Ideal for snuggling up with in bed on a cold night. (So far, neither GP cat nor Mr GP have raised any objections!).

Next up - this ingenious little "drawing machine," another gem from Ms GP who has a knack  for discovering  the most  quirky and unusual gifts.  As you can imagine, I managed to get more felt tip on my hands than on the paper.

New Year's Prayer - Recapture Me

Prompted by The Love That Moves the Sun's sharing of Ignatius' Suscipe prayer, here's an old favourite of mine, Michael Card's Recapture Me from his album The Word.  It dates way back to my rather more fervent, evangelical days, only for me to rediscover it unexpectedly on retreat a couple of years ago.