Some books are unputdownable; when Rebecca Stott speaks on BBC Radio 4 #APointofView everything else stops for 8 mins of rich storytelling, today encompassing geese over #Lewes , #Aristotle and the need for immigration. 👏

Church types. Do you agree with Synod’s decision on safeguarding? (Please retweet this so we get a meaningful sample.)

Small wow-moments have huge value! #spring #gardens BBC Gardeners World Buglife

Re the Giles Coren article what’s interesting is what drew him into the life of the Church. Or rather what didn’t. Not fancy BMOs with shed loads of funding, not mashed together omniparishes, not any of the hierarchy’s favoured methods but ordinary parish ministry done well.

With the paywall down, I thought I’d reshare this one from last week about Ash Wednesday and my unexpected midlife enthusiasm for churchgoing… thetimes.com/article/6fde34…

Prufrock according to Giles Coren in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times ‘In the room the women come and go, slurping on their Frappuccino…’. Genius!

A family souvenir from the #Eclipse of 1912; wonder whether the Selfridges roof garden is as busy today?

Kim Murray was a brilliant interviewee just now on The RHS RHS Chelsea Flower Show BBC Gardeners World Evidently a natural in front of the camera, being relaxed, articulate and well informed; she needs her own gardening slot!

A fascinating trip to Perennial York Gate Garden ; it’s been on the list for years and now a revisit is planned! So much to delight, surprise and intrigue. #gardens #yorkshire #Leeds

Excellent customer care and creative thinking by Trafnidiaeth Cymru Trenau Transport for Wales Rail and TransPennine Express last night, to get my sons away from #Liverpool and heading home. Helpful staff quietly getting on with being brilliant; much appreciated amidst the terrible situation. 👏

A rather natty pink shield bug on verbascum olympicum in my Yorkshire garden Buglife Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - North Yorkshire

#Yorkshiredrought missing @YorkMinster this morning for #HolyCommunion The Church of England #generalsynod Lusty singing & a stretching sermon but especially good to say the creed as a crowd. #onebodyinchrist #moreincommon

Having a summer #springclean and wondering what the lead time is on these #Christmastree decorations #CNC #ArchbishopofCanterbury #allingoodtime #inGodstime

The light of Christ: when the flower arrangement is done but Jesus thinks differently and sends a sunbeam through the stunning blue stained glass of #YorkMinster

Delighted to see a flag flying on #York_Minster ; this one marks #YorkshireDay, in fact a weekend of celebrations this yr . A great step but 🤞🙏 we can fly the St George Cross more often, as a gospel tool on feast days. Hereford Cathedral you are reliably good at this! Thank you 👏

I'm sick of Angela Rayner being hailed patronisingly by champagne socialists as a token female working class role model. And now as an innocent victim of prejudice. I spent 35 years on the BBC working to prove that being a northern woman doesn't mean you are uneducated or thick.

A statement on the death of HRH The Duchess of Kent.

Thank you Petroc Trelawny BBC Radio 3. We’re enjoying today’s coverage of railway200 from our York garden, the chimes of York Minster melding with steam locos’ whistles. Here’s one we saw earlier, heading north.