Category Archives: Reviews

#AlphabeticallyMe: M for Museums

Posted on 2020-05-01 by Petter

To help me think of a topic for my blogs I have decided to start #AlphabeticallyMe, where I’ll go through the alphabet from A to Z and find a word to write about that begins with the letter of the … Continue reading →

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#AlphabeticallyMe: E is for Eating

Posted on 2020-04-10 by Petter

To help me think of a topic for my blogs I have decided to start #AlphabeticallyMe, where I’ll go through the alphabet from A to Z and find a word to write about that begins with the letter of the … Continue reading →

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Review: In the Closet of the Vatican by F Martel

Posted on 2020-03-23 by Petter

As long as I have been active in LGBT circles, there has always been that old catty queen who shall remain unnamed (as I don’t want to admit that it’s usually myself) who claims that blatant homophobes are in fact … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Backstairs Billy by Tom Quinn

Posted on 2020-03-21 by Petter

Like everyone else in the UK, I’m currently more or less stuck at home, and so I thought I’d catch up on all those books I’ve been meaning to read, as well as review the books I have read.  “Page … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Free Tours By Foot -East End Graffiti and Street Art Tour

Posted on 2019-11-19 by Petter

Over the last few days I have had my friend Monika visiting from Sweden, and yesterday we decided to go on a guided tour. After searching the internet, I decided on the East End Graffiti and Street Art Tour by … Continue reading →

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Review: The Lindchester Chronicles by Catherine Fox

Posted on 2017-08-20 by Petter

Just before I left for Walsingham I treated myself to the trilogy of books known as the Lindchester Chronicles, by Catherine Fox, author and wife of the new Bishop of Sheffield. The trilogy is set in the fictional diocese of … Continue reading →

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Fr Kerrigan vs. Fr Pilkington?

Posted on 2017-07-14 by Petter

I recently finished – all in one evening – the BBC’s six-part drama Broken (please note – link is to Wikipedia entry that contains a fair few spoilers!), in which Sean Bean plays Catholic Fr Michael Kerrigan (left), pastor in a … Continue reading →

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A bit of culture!

Posted on 2017-07-08 by Petter

So, yesterday evening was spent with my friend Monika in one of Stockholm’s large parks, Rålambshovsparken, where the council-funded theatre give public outdoor performances for free throughout the summer. As their Director puts it – “It’s your cultural tax rebate”…. HOWEVER … Continue reading →

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Book review: Bringing in the Sheaves by Revd Richard Coles

Posted on 2017-07-03 by Petter

I just finished Bringing in the Sheaves. Wheat and Chaff from My Years as a Priest by the Revd Richard Coles. Fr Coles is the former Communard who left, as he himself puts it “pop for the pulpit” and is now … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Becoming Reverend by Matt Woodcock

Posted on 2017-06-17 by Petter

As someone who is trying to discern a possible vocation to Holy Orders within the Church of England, reading a diary or a memoir by someone who has gone down the same route is always interesting, and The Revd Matt … Continue reading →

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