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About Stratocastermagic

Born in 1959. I'm married with grown-up kids and some grandchildren, and I'm a priest in the Church of England. I play guitar: I have a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul. And a Washburn​ EA40 electro-acoustic, and a Django-style guitar by Mateos, and a couple of ukuleles. I like the idea of being Professor of Cartoon Physics.

News of the Jewells: Christmas 2020 / New Year 2021

It’s back! The cheesy classic from yesteryear! Rose’s ‘Big’ Birthday Not So Big because of Pandemic In September, Rose celebrated her 60th birthday. We had plans to mark the occasion with a big party, but the pandemic had other ideas. … Continue reading

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Dear Prime Minister

Perhaps you could explain to me how Dominic Cummings loves his family more than I do mine. Continue reading

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US Election…

That speech in Hamlet where the prince confronts his mother over her appalling judgement in choosing to marry her late husband’s brother: her first husband was a paragon, a man blessed by all the gods. He had it all! This … Continue reading

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The Generation Game

Whatever your view on the outcome of the EU Referendum, the polls suggest that 75% of voters aged 24 and under voted for Britain to remain in the EU while 61% of voters aged 65 and up voted to leave. … Continue reading

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On This Day…

On this day in 1986, I was ordained Deacon in the Church of England in Dorchester Abbey (that’s Dorchester on Thames, in Oxfordshire, by the way, not the one in Dorset) by the Bishop of Dorchester. That makes today the … Continue reading

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Pentecost 2016

Picturing the Spirit of God as fire, water, wind and a dove!

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Humans of Warrington…

There we have it – proof that I am human! Not that they took DNA samples or anything. But there I am in the Warrington Guardian (3rd September 2015) as an example of a human being. I’m so proud of … Continue reading

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Walking Day…

As you know, I am about to experience my very first walking day… but it is entirely possible that it will also be the last, at least in anything like its current format. As I understand it, the idea of … Continue reading

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He Ascended into Heaven…

Today is Ascension Day. It doesn’t quite have the ‘box office appeal’ of Christmas or Easter, but it’s an important part of the story of Jesus and his church. Ascension Day is the 40th day after Easter and marks the end … Continue reading

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Pentecost!

American Baptist preacher (and sociologist – but don’t hold any of that against him), Tony Campolo, tells the story of a man being given a tour of an oil refinery. He sees the various processes involved in getting the oil … Continue reading

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