It became clear during the St Laurence Ethics Forum that strong values and good leadership were fundamental to the ethical delivery of education and the maintenance of integrity and ethical standards.

Its the faces in Millie McCallum’s animal paintings that I really love…

Celebrate Yorkshire’s individuality and independence, its cheerfulness and wry humour and its generosity.

The Glory of the Garden this weekend of our ‘open gardens’ was all down to Clang

I thoroughly recommend this book. For people such as myself, trying to find a way through the puzzle of life, death and faith, this book is a huge help and a fascinating read.

The story that Harris tells of Lourdes will do much to deepen our faith and understanding of why we are drawn back time and time again to this miracle.

I received confirmation from the University of Chester today that I have been awarded the University’s Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching.

Bruce Feiler’s documentary follows a group of American veterans travelling to Lourdes for the international military pilgrimage.

Much of interest, again, in this edition, including information on the easing ion lockdown, as well as lots of stuff about country matters and the history of the village.

This was a fun News to produce as the village becomes closer and there is much to write about.

We took a slightly lighthearted view of the pandemic on the front page of this edition, feeling our readers needed a bit of a lift!

Thank heavens for lockdown! Without a much simplified life and far fewer distractions I am not sure I would have completed these on time.

The newsletter came into its own this month. We were able to include updates on the Corona virus and provide details of all those willing to help.

Our first newsletter! Also an exercise in transferable skills, using techniques learnt whilst creating brochures and booklets for my business.

Ending the year with gratitude for our wonderful Yorkshire landscape and great walking company

Grateful to have rediscovered the excellent German group Propaganda from the ’80s. Still timeless, great music.

This evening’s beautiful sunset, and it promise of sunshine to come.

Feeling humbled that my Gratitude Journal reflections made such a difference to someone else.

Today is the Winter Solstice, and a time to be grateful as the nights now grow shorter and the days get longer.

I am grateful for the lesson I learnt during my run this morning, which was in essence all about being counter-intuitive.

Have you ever noticed how easily cats make themselves at home, finding the sun and the warmth, just lounging around and suffering (or eating)?

Don’t you get so irritated with walls and crash barriers that leap out at you in the dark to damage your car? With gratitude to those who resolve these incidents with generosity and compassion.

In early 2019, Clang and I watched the BBC’s The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts. I am very grateful to the BBC for producing this excellent programme, which caused quite an upheaval in our lives and precipitated unexpected consequences.

C and I are both very grateful to friends in our village who asked Lush & Lang to provide the flower arrangements for their son’s wedding.

A short trip to Edinburgh threw up much to be grateful for. Our train was on time! Yeah. Our hotel was excellent! It only rained a little bit. We found lots of old friends.

Its autumn and as the cold and dark of winter approaches, I was rather grateful for this dash of colour in the kitchen, thanks in the main to C’s home grown tomatoes.

Much to be grateful for as we return from a weekend in London, especially reuniting with old friends from a distant past and finding them still fun, healthy and energetic

You need a bit of colour in what sometimes seems to be a rather colourless world.

It’s always an honour and a privilege to be part of the field at the Great North Run, as I was on Sunday.