September temperatures

The evening temperatures are giving evidence that summer weather is coming to an end. This week we will be around 3 or 4 degrees C overnight. The apples are all off the tree and I see leaves now sitting on the still green grass. Autumn is approaching and at Phil’s house the garden is giving…

Funerals and oops…

This funeral happened in the winter and was in the small town of Listowel. It was one of the early funerals I did and I was always anxious that these went well and that families felt supported and cared for. The investment in time for a funeral can be short or very long depending on…

Travel by train

Like we hop on planes these days – or we did before the pandemic – there was a time not so long ago that train travel was the rule not the exception. Train travel remains rather expensive if you’re going on a long journey. The cost reversal reminds me of the truth that once upon…