Sunday, November 13, 2011

No Church For Me Today.

In 1972 I was living in Spain and that is the only occasion in my entire life when - late morning on Remembrance Sunday has not found me sitting tearfully in front of the TV watching the BBC at its very best - as it broadcasts the great service from the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
  Coming from a family with a broad military history - what else could I do?
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Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...