Herry's Journal

Shizue Futatsumori, mother to Ayako and her six siblings, died in Aomori on 28th January 2010. She was the respected wife of a school head...

Lucky enough to get early to the Van Gogh Exhibition at the Royal Academy. A very fine collection, accompanied by detailed interpretations...

Not going skiing, but can at least see where some friends are and follow them by webcam

Wintery weather covers Britain. Click the photo for a more dramatic view. In the Deep Midwinter seems the most appropriate carol. We seem ...

I have been reading two controversial books recently - Professor Ian Plimer's Heaven and Earth , which questions the science behind cli...

The Drapers' traditional New Year's Service was held at St Michael's Cornhill on 8th January 2010, with lunch at the Hall aft...

I have to thank my friend Fr Frowin Reed, a Benedicine friar from Conception Abbey, Missouri, for the discovery that there are many abbeys...

Wish I could have been in Sydney to see the fireworks at New Year. They looked to be more spectacular than ever, but London and particularly...

Snow in Hampshire Snow in Sweden (sent by a friend). The hanging decoration is called a Winter Light. I think we should have them here