In the introduction to his collection of humorous stories focusing on family life, Dr. Simpson writes, 'I have written it because I believe family life would be enriched if we took fun and humour more seriously.'

This title looks not only at some of the delights of growing older but also at what Lord Byron called 'the woes that wait on age'. With his trademark combination of funny stories and thoughtful insights, the author has produced a book on the ageing process that will appeal to old and young alike.

This collection of jokes and anecdotes with a clerical connection continues to find new readers today.

'There is no such thing as timeless English Words, especially religious words, words that have to do with the depth of things, get tired and stale the way other words do, and the way people do. Sometimes the keywords of faith have pickedup such unhelpful associations and resonances that they have to be replaced or at very least re-interpreted in such a way will be heard as new.'