We’ve had an active week. Maundy Thursday there was a good church dinner-communion at St Ebbe’s. We split across two tables so our family wouldn’t fill up just one. On the way home, we had a flat tire, and the spare wouldn’t come off its attachment. We called an 80-pound breakdown service, and the mechanic had a very hard time with it too– half an hour, perhaps, fiddling with screwdrivers and trying this and that. It was a good adventure and fittingly, reminded us of Jesus waiting on God in the garden of Gethsemane.
Then snow fell for the first time this winter (though it’s spring now). It was so warm, though, that it instantly turned to water on hitting anything.
Saturday night we went to evensong at Christchurch. Dad had gone alone to hear St. John’s Passion (Bach) there on Wed. night, and the light on Tom Tower was sublime. Evensong was impressive too, but Lily and Faith had a hard time–Lilli especially.
Easter we went to St. Ebbe’s for church, then home. Amelia and Lizzie danced around arm in arm singing one of the hymns from church holding the bulletin– a song that has Alleluia after every other line (Christ the Lord is Risen Today).
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| Amelia and Lizzie Singing Alleluia after Church |
We went to Grace’s apartment for a big dinner with a total of 18 guests. Helen made green beans and a mix of swedes, carrots, and potatoes all mashed. We brought a very good Cotes du Rhone (not expensive, but memorable).
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| The Children’s Table |
The children were very good at their table and had a great time playing with each other.
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| All the Children except Faith |
The food was great. Both ham and turkey, and good gravy. Lots of chocolate eggs.
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| Follow the Leader–Joy, Amelia, Elizabeth |
Other people there were Sam the PCA pastor and his wife Annie and kids; Imran and Aemilia; Annabel H.; and Hannan from Hong Kong/USA/India.
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| Children on the Grass |