A naughty Imp is whispering something to me about it being an ideal time for a full immersion baptism, in the Proper Style!
Sadly it's nit that kind of trip, although the idea appeals. However, given that the water is liable to be Not Too Warm, I think I shall confine myself to the safety of dry land.
What will happen, though, following well-established precedent, is that a certain member of the team will find himself fully immersed in sand.
We're having a busy few days: today we had D's usual Friday recital (back to normal after the summer concert series), which drew a good (and commendably generous) audience, followed by a funeral that filled the Cathedral. Tomorrow, D's giving a recital in Woodstock (about an hour's drive away), and there's another funeral next Thursday.
Oh well, it should keep the bank manager happy ...
(A naughty Imp is whispering something to me about it being an ideal time for a full immersion baptism, in the Proper Style!)
Obviously a Baptist Imp! Given good weather and a warm sea, I am sure a Baptismal Service in the sea would be splendid. Have to watch the tide though. Either the Baptismal Candidates will be edging further and further away, or further and further up the beach as the tide goes out, or in! And the congregation ditto!
Having started off in a Baptist church, and then in a Pentecostal church, I still find the gentle sprinkling of a baby's head somewhat lacking! My Vicar always looks a bit askance at me when I mention this fact!
The parish next door to Our Place has a full immersion facility (what's the correct term - not font, I imagine? Pool?), so we could always use that if Father NewPriest was feeling adventurous!
The nearby River is, despite Our Lord's example (i.e. being baptised in the Jordan), not really suitable, being cold, salty/brackish, muddy, tidal, and rather inaccessible - even though Our Place's parish boundary is somewhere in the middle...
It's a nice day here: a mixture of sun and cloud, and so far only 17°, with a promised maximum of 20° - well within the range of Optimum Piglet Temperature™.
Should be a nice little jaunt down to Woodstock for D's concert.
I don't think we're all talking about the same Woodstock ...
It was a very nice run down, and a small, but appreciative audience for D's recital; we didn't really expect a big crowd, as many people are still either away on holiday or out in the country at their cottages.
It's another lovely day here: currently 17° but to go up to 21° later - I'll take that!
31 degrees plus here today. I've been having a busy weekend. Trip to London to see the Dior exhibition at the V&A yesterday and a walk to Hampton Court to visit the palace and the food festival today. All rather too hot for me, but enjoyable just the same.
Here in A Flat Bit of Scotland it has been 22 C - shorts and t-shirt weather (for those of us who have become acclimatised, shorts are worn from 16 C and upwards...)
There would be fainting in the streets if we approached 30 C, I think...
Anybody else thinks the English weather has gone a bit manic and should be referred to a psychiatrist before it does something drastic. I mean blazing heat just for the August Bank Holiday. It normally can't cope if there is not a downpour one day of the weekend at least.
The Dior was fun, though I know nowt about couture. How anyone actually fitted into the frocks is another matter.
I've just been swimming, lovely and quiet as it was early. It'll probably be the coolest I'll be all day.
Mr Aravis* and I have spent the last two days building approximately half a houseful of IKEA furniture for my daughter and two friends, so weren’t able to enjoy the hot weather (in fact we had to re-prioritise putting up curtain rails to provide some much needed shade for the furniture construction). When I went to the tip with a car full of cardboard the thermometer was saying 31, though it may have been exaggerating.
We are back home now and looking forward to a day of relaxing in the garden. Hopefully the aspiring young footballer next door will be out for the day.
(*According to the book Mr Aravis should be Shasta, but I don’t think it suits him and he has a different Ship name)
Bank Holiday Monday and it isn't raining, and him next door isn't banging anything. And now I've got to ruin it by shredding a couple of bay trees before the mess kills off any more lawn.
Not to mention something like 6 VAT returns I sent home to myself to review before tomorrow. New job. Must post elsewhere about that.
Hang on a minute - isn't it supposed to Tip With Rain on Bank Holidays, even when they're not being observed in Scotland?
It's sort of greyish here, and currently only 14°, which is so pleasantly cool I might have an amble later. I haven't had one for ages: it's been v.v. hot and I haven't felt like ambling since I hurt my knee before we went on holiday. It's pretty much mended, now, so I have no excuse ...
Possibly after lunch (corn-on-the-cob for me and baked potatoes for D).
I have spent the day in the beautifully cool cathedral. Normally one has to don extra layers to keep warm, but today it was perfect. It was a Come and Sing, followed by an organ recital, a great way to spend a Bank Holiday.
Just popping my snout round the door to see how everyone's doing.
Not much happening in Pigletsville at the moment - D's playing for a funeral, but they didn't need the choir, so I'm having a lazy afternoon, painting my nails and messing about on here. We may go out later for a bite to eat with some of the choir at the Rogue - I can hardly believe that we'll be back to normal choir practice next week.
It's a dull, wet day here, and Environment Canada are talking about the remnants of a tropical storm called Erin, but apart from some heavy rain last night there's not much sign of it yet. With any luck, it'll blow itself out without making landfall.
Not too busy here, I had a telephone tutorial with a student this morning and spent the afternoon on my spinning wheel learning some fancy spinning techniques, having now taught myself to spin single yarn and ply it (I got an electric spinning wheel for my birthday a few weeks ago). I’ve been learning with some boring brown and cream natural fleece but tomorrow I’m going to make some colourful art yarn.
Heat was pleasantly avoided by us. We had temperatures in the low 20s up a Swiss Alp.
A most enjoyable time was had by all. We got back late this afternoon and are now On A Diet. (Switzerland is the home of multitudinous cows and everything arrives with cream. I'm all fooded out.)
There was presumably also a decent amount of CHOCOLATE ...
After D's recital, we had a very decent lunch in a Chinese restaurant: I ordered a half-portion of chicken guy ding, and have brought half of it home in a doggy-bag (that'll be tomorrow's lunch sorted). I reckon a full-size portion would have easily fed four.
It's been a hot and sunny day: it was 26° but feeling like 31, so I haven't ambled, although if it cools down a bit before it gets dark, I might go out for a little stroll.
This was really epic - admittedly the full portion would have cost nearly $30, which I'd regard as rather expensive for lunch. As it is, I'm getting two lunches for about $15, which isn't bad at all.
eta: I did have an amble; by the time I'd finished messing about on the Ship it had cooled down a little and was Just Right for ambling.
eta again: what do you reckon is the best way to reheat it - gentle stir-frying? There's chicken, veggies, sauce and fried rice.
Talking of food, I was shopping for a dinner party only to discover Waitrose didn't have the cut of meat I wanted, and no time to go elsewhere. So I had to make a rapid swerve from Maiale al Latte to something with lamb. But what? Eventually I found a recipe where all I had to do was substitute leg for chops, olives for capers and rosemary for thyme.
And very nice it was too. Plus anchovy and lemon butter, the balance of which is going on the steak tonight.
The whole thing went into the fridge as soon as we got home; as we ended up having lunch out today as well* I'll have to take my chances with the rice. If you don't hear from me tomorrow you'll know why ...
* D's appetite's been playing silly-buggers lately, and he fancied soup at a local cafe today so that's what we did.
It’s on the way to ‘soup weather’ here in A Flat Bit of Scotland anyway - today we have had a mix of sunny spells and sideways rain (due to windiness) and the forecast low temperatures for the next few nights are down to single figures.
Still, I enjoyed the summer while it lasted. Both days were lovely
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First I must vacuum...
What will happen, though, following well-established precedent, is that a certain member of the team will find himself fully immersed in sand.
I just hope someone remembers where they've buried said Team Member! In good time for tea, that is...
We're having a busy few days: today we had D's usual Friday recital (back to normal after the summer concert series), which drew a good (and commendably generous) audience, followed by a funeral that filled the Cathedral. Tomorrow, D's giving a recital in Woodstock (about an hour's drive away), and there's another funeral next Thursday.
Oh well, it should keep the bank manager happy ...
Obviously a Baptist Imp! Given good weather and a warm sea, I am sure a Baptismal Service in the sea would be splendid. Have to watch the tide though. Either the Baptismal Candidates will be edging further and further away, or further and further up the beach as the tide goes out, or in! And the congregation ditto!
Having started off in a Baptist church, and then in a Pentecostal church, I still find the gentle sprinkling of a baby's head somewhat lacking! My Vicar always looks a bit askance at me when I mention this fact!
The parish next door to Our Place has a full immersion facility (what's the correct term - not font, I imagine? Pool?), so we could always use that if Father NewPriest was feeling adventurous!
The nearby River is, despite Our Lord's example (i.e. being baptised in the Jordan), not really suitable, being cold, salty/brackish, muddy, tidal, and rather inaccessible - even though Our Place's parish boundary is somewhere in the middle...
Thank you...
Should be a nice little jaunt down to Woodstock for D's concert.
Better go and iron some trousers to wear.
Very happy for agreable Piglet weather and temperatures!
Is Outrage! ITTWACW...
It was a very nice run down, and a small, but appreciative audience for D's recital; we didn't really expect a big crowd, as many people are still either away on holiday or out in the country at their cottages.
It's another lovely day here: currently 17° but to go up to 21° later - I'll take that!
There would be fainting in the streets if we approached 30 C, I think...
Ooooh was it good? Saw it was on when we went to see Mary Quant (more my line than couture, really!)
I've just been swimming, lovely and quiet as it was early. It'll probably be the coolest I'll be all day.
I like it - it’s cooler!
We are back home now and looking forward to a day of relaxing in the garden. Hopefully the aspiring young footballer next door will be out for the day.
(*According to the book Mr Aravis should be Shasta, but I don’t think it suits him and he has a different Ship name)
Not to mention something like 6 VAT returns I sent home to myself to review before tomorrow. New job. Must post elsewhere about that.
There is ALE cooling in the fridge...
‘Whose rule?’ you ask.
Mine!
Surely, that doesn't count as a normal weekday?
Anyway, it's the Feast of St Joseph Calasanz, (transferred from yesterday) to whom I have suddenly acquired an intense devotion.
https://franciscanmedia.org/saint-joseph-calasanz/
* except for viewers in Scotland.
BTW, I wasn't offering ALE - I was merely referring to the fact that I have ALE...
It's sort of greyish here, and currently only 14°, which is so pleasantly cool I might have an amble later. I haven't had one for ages: it's been v.v. hot and I haven't felt like ambling since I hurt my knee before we went on holiday. It's pretty much mended, now, so I have no excuse ...
Possibly after lunch (corn-on-the-cob for me and baked potatoes for D).
Is clearly Severe Outrage!
Not much happening in Pigletsville at the moment - D's playing for a funeral, but they didn't need the choir, so I'm having a lazy afternoon, painting my nails and messing about on here. We may go out later for a bite to eat with some of the choir at the Rogue - I can hardly believe that we'll be back to normal choir practice next week.
It's a dull, wet day here, and Environment Canada are talking about the remnants of a tropical storm called Erin, but apart from some heavy rain last night there's not much sign of it yet. With any luck, it'll blow itself out without making landfall.
A most enjoyable time was had by all. We got back late this afternoon and are now On A Diet. (Switzerland is the home of multitudinous cows and everything arrives with cream. I'm all fooded out.)
After D's recital, we had a very decent lunch in a Chinese restaurant: I ordered a half-portion of chicken guy ding, and have brought half of it home in a doggy-bag (that'll be tomorrow's lunch sorted). I reckon a full-size portion would have easily fed four.
It's been a hot and sunny day: it was 26° but feeling like 31, so I haven't ambled, although if it cools down a bit before it gets dark, I might go out for a little stroll.
eta: I did have an amble; by the time I'd finished messing about on the Ship it had cooled down a little and was Just Right for ambling.
eta again: what do you reckon is the best way to reheat it - gentle stir-frying? There's chicken, veggies, sauce and fried rice.
But you Cook Ing people knew that anyway...
I am sure that the kind of high-class establishment frequented by @Piglet will have taken every care before serving though
(As mentioned on another thread, I have a lot of loose ‘worry energy’ at the moment...)
And very nice it was too. Plus anchovy and lemon butter, the balance of which is going on the steak tonight.
The whole thing went into the fridge as soon as we got home; as we ended up having lunch out today as well* I'll have to take my chances with the rice. If you don't hear from me tomorrow you'll know why ...
* D's appetite's been playing silly-buggers lately, and he fancied soup at a local cafe today so that's what we did.
It’s on the way to ‘soup weather’ here in A Flat Bit of Scotland anyway - today we have had a mix of sunny spells and sideways rain (due to windiness) and the forecast low temperatures for the next few nights are down to single figures.
Still, I enjoyed the summer while it lasted. Both days were lovely