Holidays

Strolling by the Thames this morning, we watched people loading up boats and setting off on holiday. The school holidays have begun and that's exciting for students and teachers alike.

Holidays are a relatively recent phenomenon, but the name has come from 'holy day'. On such a day there would be a respite from work to mark a special day in the Christian calendar. The 7th day of the week is a 'holy day' too. What a difference it makes to the rest of the week, when we keep it that