In the spirit of this, taking the option of marking the Holy Innocents in its rightful place and not displacing for the 1st Sunday of Christmas.

I'm enjoying dipping into them in order, just to make sure I've read all of them. I originally read Winter Holiday, then Coot Club before Swallows and Amazons. If I'm not mistaken there are as many set away from the Lake District as in.

Go to church, it'll be cool there.

It's not closing the fridge door, but getting hand sensors on taps and hand dryers to respond that really exercise me. It's almost as if I'm not there as far as they're concerned.

Nottinghamshire and Cheshire broadly share the same latitude. Nottinghamshire is definitely Midlands yet Cheshire the North IMHO. Then a colleague posited that anywhere north/west of Fosse Way is North, including Cornwall.

Yes, my thoughts went to a southern hemisphere spring to be different. #SundayPixSpring

Happy feast?
Of the Holy Innocents?
The darkness of Christmas just two days after the martyrdom of St Stephen is celebrated.

I thought a Holy Roman Emperor conferred kingship on Václav posthumously some 300 or so years later?

#ClergyMaltClub was up at number 6 at one point

Brewed not distilled malt is still malt, but regardless, you're still welcome. Thank you for your ministry, it's an important one.

I saw a couple in my local Aldi yesterday

I also put into the system as a blood donor, 100th time this week. No remuneration, just a drink and biscuits at the end.

I benefit from a CPAP machine, regular consumables for it; daily medication for diabetes; a splint to counteract foot drop from permanent nerve damage; and have had 2 discectomies all at Nil cost at the point of need. I am happy to pay my taxes, and was even before I needed all these.

As I have learned.

At an ordination my parish priest took me along to the Minster as an Eucharist Assistant. I was handed a chalice that was twice the volume of the parish one, full. Before even empty, the Dean refilled it. 4 communicants later I returned it to the credence table. I refused to drain it, I was driving.

I propose Escomb "England's earliest complete church" is more important and it's further north.

It's great when someone asks the question on your mind. Thank you.