Sunday with Rev Richard Coles: "I discovered the crustless quiche with salad"

Get up early or late? When I was in my twenties and ran off to London nightclubs, I was an owl. Now that I'm older and my chances of passing a bouncer have diminished, I've turned into a lark.
Sunday breakfast? After my ordination, the day of rest became a day of work. I woke up with coffee at 6am for morning prayers and sometimes treated myself to smoked mackerel pâté on toast - although I'm not sure that made my breath delicious for first communicants.
Sunday morning? I retired as a vicar at Easter, so I went to other people's churches, which makes you feel like [Strictly Come Dancing judge] Craig Revel Horwood, holding a scoring paddle from the back. Hard not to judge.
Sunday noon? One of the perks of being a vicar was that you could put on your hungry face and browse your parishioners' Sunday lunch invitations. My standards have become high, so I wouldn't join hoping for a better invitation. Since retiring, I've discovered the crustless quiche with a leaf or two of salad.
Sunday afternoon? Walk the dogs. I have the sea, the Downs, the woods, all sorts of options. We explore at a leisurely pace because I'm 60 and the dogs - Daisy and Pongo - are old.
Sunday supper? I maintain my childhood Sunday ritual of Heinz Tomato Soup and sarnies for Sunday dinner. It was a big debate between me and David, my late partner. He thought it should be soup or a sarnie. We never fixed that one.
Relaxing Sunday? My usual method is to drink a tall single malt Scotch whiskey with a piece of ice, which will horrify whiskey purists.
Last thing before bed? The dogs go outside to pee and then they sleep with me on the bed and we listen to music. I listened to a lot of - Art Tatum, although it's quite exciting before I fell asleep, so maybe Renaissance polyphony.
You like or do you dread Mondays? I was the boring kid who couldn't wait to get back to school after summer vacation. I'm the same, even now I'm retired.
Red by the Communards is re-released October 7th

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Sunday with Rev Richard Coles: "I discovered the crustless quiche with salad"

Get up early or late? When I was in my twenties and ran off to London nightclubs, I was an owl. Now that I'm older and my chances of passing a bouncer have diminished, I've turned into a lark.

Sunday breakfast? After my ordination, the day of rest became a day of work. I woke up with coffee at 6am for morning prayers and sometimes treated myself to smoked mackerel pâté on toast - although I'm not sure that made my breath delicious for first communicants.

Sunday morning? I retired as a vicar at Easter, so I went to other people's churches, which makes you feel like [Strictly Come Dancing judge] Craig Revel Horwood, holding a scoring paddle from the back. Hard not to judge.

Sunday noon? One of the perks of being a vicar was that you could put on your hungry face and browse your parishioners' Sunday lunch invitations. My standards have become high, so I wouldn't join hoping for a better invitation. Since retiring, I've discovered the crustless quiche with a leaf or two of salad.

Sunday afternoon? Walk the dogs. I have the sea, the Downs, the woods, all sorts of options. We explore at a leisurely pace because I'm 60 and the dogs - Daisy and Pongo - are old.

Sunday supper? I maintain my childhood Sunday ritual of Heinz Tomato Soup and sarnies for Sunday dinner. It was a big debate between me and David, my late partner. He thought it should be soup or a sarnie. We never fixed that one.

Relaxing Sunday? My usual method is to drink a tall single malt Scotch whiskey with a piece of ice, which will horrify whiskey purists.

Last thing before bed? The dogs go outside to pee and then they sleep with me on the bed and we listen to music. I listened to a lot of - Art Tatum, although it's quite exciting before I fell asleep, so maybe Renaissance polyphony.

You like or do you dread Mondays? I was the boring kid who couldn't wait to get back to school after summer vacation. I'm the same, even now I'm retired.

Red by the Communards is re-released October 7th