I've been very aware that I haven't posted anything on the blog for a while.
It's been a busy time at home with visitors all of last week including number 2 son which was lovely. We also managed to squeeze in a belated birthday meal out for the Pater Familias with some very good friends; took our younger son back to Manchester and spent the weekend with him and came back to a theatre outing on Monday evening.
Now, finally we have time to draw breath!
It's been a busy time at home with visitors all of last week including number 2 son which was lovely. We also managed to squeeze in a belated birthday meal out for the Pater Familias with some very good friends; took our younger son back to Manchester and spent the weekend with him and came back to a theatre outing on Monday evening.
Now, finally we have time to draw breath!
Luckily the newly-retired husband was around to entertain our visitor and managed a trip to Brighton on a really warm day, the usual tourist sights in London and shopping for all the 'rellies' back home.
The weekend in Manchester was really good - time with number 2 son is very precious as the distances means we don't see enough of each other. Father and son went for a bike ride - this is one of the Pater Familias' retirement projects - now he's looking to buy his own bike. This gave number 1 son and I a chance to have a good long walk around Chorlton Water Park. A pub lunch all together afterwards before making the journey home again. All in all, a good family time.
On Saturday evening we went to the Vigil Mass at St Mary's, 'The Hidden Gem' and were amused when the celebrant suddenly remembered that they were not exchanging the sign of peace anymore (because of the dreaded Swine Flu). He had got as far as saying, 'let us now offer one another a sign of peace' when he suddenly remembered and shouted, 'No, no stop! We're not doing that anymore'. I know we weren't the only ones who found this amusing.
There were broad smiles and exchanged looks of amusement all around us; in a way that was the sign of peace for us at that particular Mass. By the way, Holy Communion under one species only too. In our home parish we still have Holy Communion under both kinds and exchange the sign of peace in the usual way. Interesting.
On Saturday evening we went to the Vigil Mass at St Mary's, 'The Hidden Gem' and were amused when the celebrant suddenly remembered that they were not exchanging the sign of peace anymore (because of the dreaded Swine Flu). He had got as far as saying, 'let us now offer one another a sign of peace' when he suddenly remembered and shouted, 'No, no stop! We're not doing that anymore'. I know we weren't the only ones who found this amusing.
There were broad smiles and exchanged looks of amusement all around us; in a way that was the sign of peace for us at that particular Mass. By the way, Holy Communion under one species only too. In our home parish we still have Holy Communion under both kinds and exchange the sign of peace in the usual way. Interesting.
1 comment:
Lovely to have that family time, I'm really enjoying mine too!
Tell PF if he takes my advice, the most important thing about a bike is a very large, very SOFT saddle!!
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