Our Favourite Shop

The prompt brings to mind the title of the Style Council’s 1985 album, Our Favourite Shop. One side of the cassette tape had the album, and the second side had a kind of “director’s commentary”-style interview. It was one of the few albums that I bought new in the 1980s. I liked the music, but … Continue reading Our Favourite Shop

He Shall Reign Forever

One of my fantasies is being granted the power to identify who’s involved in evil activity, such as terrorism, drug dealing etc. and teleport them to hell immediately rather than wait until they die. Another option might be to send them to an alternative universe to live with people like themselves, but to have the … Continue reading He Shall Reign Forever

There Was a Crooked House

The story that I’ve chosen is all about a Crooked House in Birmingham. Seems it was subjected to an arson attack and demolished illegally. People are campaigning to have it rebuilt. It seemed slightly interesting because I was expecting it to look a little bit like the house in the “There Was a Crooked Man” … Continue reading There Was a Crooked House

The Greatest Gift That I Possess

I think of an old song “Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess”. Well, it is a great gift, but I’d say that salvation is the greatest gift that I possess. Matt 1:2121 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people … Continue reading The Greatest Gift That I Possess

All Kinds of Everything

I’m old enough to remember Ireland’s first Eurovision win; Dana with All Kinds of Everything. It’s a song about romance, but even apart from romance, you can take delight in learning about all kinds of everything. Think also of My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music. We sometimes laugh at such songs. When I … Continue reading All Kinds of Everything