My last post invoked a few memories, some of which were of St. Mary's Church, Handsworth, Birmingham, and of my first life experiences with Christian church services and Christianity in the UK. I've written about St. Mary's in a slightly different context before here, and so I offer you the following post from 2021. Every… Continue reading The Power and the Glory
Tag: childhood
Happy 215th Birthday, Dr. Heinrich Hoffman!
I thought that name was familiar, when I saw it on a notification elsewhere, earlier today. Here's why: Heinrich Hoffman was born in Frankfurt on June 13, 1809. His mother died when he was an infant, and his father subsequently married her sister for what was--by all accounts--a happy marriage for all involved. After qualifying… Continue reading Happy 215th Birthday, Dr. Heinrich Hoffman!
Bernard Cribbins, RIP
Where are the snows of yesteryear? Probably the first time that line from François Villon's medieval poem Ballad of Ladies of Time Gone By has been applied to Bernard Cribbins, but whatever. Tempus fugit, as they say. And my childhood with it. Bernard Cribbins, who has died age 93 was a staple of that childhood. … Continue reading Bernard Cribbins, RIP