A brilliant gardening morning: gentle rain and warmth, so one can almost hear things growing. Excited and honoured, later to see people growing as they are #ordained #Deacon in #YorkMinster. #Petertide #OrdinaryTime #ComeHolySpirit

Thankful to recognise this very special season: children old enough to want to watch and sing along to #ColdPlay at #Glastonbury ; and as a parent, young enough to know the songs and sing along too. #Enjoythemoment #blessed

Not normally one to tweet that often but this sky is just so beautiful! G’night from #GeneralSynod 🙏

The England fans have found a German copper who looks like Southgate 😂👌

Thrilled and honoured to have served at this beautiful, historic but also personal service today; and thankful regularly to worship in this ancient, pioneering place.

Contemporary Scottish painter Caroline Walker, who captures everyday aspects of women's lives #WomensArt

Such a beautiful #family day today at #YorkMinster. A new member welcomed in #Baptism this morning; and this afternoon, a farewell to members of the choir family, including an important & wonderful invitation for the wider church family near and far to applaud them. #bravo 👏👏

Thank you Castle Howard for a fascinating mausoleum tour this morning; as good as before but now with added, inspired teens. Also thank you for your grace in allowing us to explore more widely afterwards.

Morning! Our God is a great big god. #York #Yorkshire #YorkMinster OurCofELike Welcome to Yorkshire

More action from the Foss basin yesterday. Two otters fishing (frightening the local heron away who was also hoping for a catch!) Thanks Peter for sending us the photo.

Quite right Petroc Trelawny , NE shipbuilder to the world but also an economic powerhouse and defender of our shores. An ancestor captained ships delivering coal from the NE to the Cornish tin mines, en route defending English shores from the French. bbc.co.uk/ahistoryofthew…

Also Petroc Trelawny the arrival of #Tyne ferries brings to mind this by #MichaelRoberts (a benefit of pre-internet GCSEs is still to have favourite texts gathered on bookshelves, 40 yrs later). Roberts’ skill in describing a killing machine so elegantly is unsettling.

There should be a law against insulting the monarchy in this way! #Richmond #Yorkshire #PostboxSaturday

Clever signage by English Heritage at #RichmondCastle ; effective but subtle rather than bossy.

Reached my seat at Evensong to find… ‘He has put down the mighty from their seats’. I found another seat and left him to it.

Listening to Rev Lucy Winkett's sermon this weekend at St James's Church, Piccadilly on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity, I am a little encouraged for the Church of England. youtube.com/watch?v=sXH167…

Hope you have a better week @lner ; thank you for getting mine off to a great start. Bargain first class fare with supper and a glass of rosé 👏🥰 while there’s no food for my s-I-l on the #CrossCountry equivalent Edi-ABZ which takes 8 mins longer. 🥲

Better not to highlight the very subtle flaws in this, for fear of assisting the scammers in doing a better job next time. Be aware!

Stunning Erewhon #sweetpeas from EastonWalledGardens purchased last June and sown this April. Still going well; short of stature but strong of scent. Perfection in a #DartingtonCrystal #florabundance sweet pea vase. #simplepleasures #GardenersWorld

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