Power’s back. Tree looks sad. I’ll try to cheer him up later once the big saws have gone away.
I highly recommend an evening without electricity. Molly and I gathered round the camp fire (i.e. bunch of candles on the table) and enjoyed the lights moving up and down the river.
It was as fine a day as could be in Edinburgh today. I now know how to make a mess of edit the provincial website. I received more stellar spiritual direction. And I had ten minutes to spare just at the right time of day for a light show at the cathedral.
Lampstands at the ready.
There will be no blogging, no electricity, and no heat at the rectory for the next couple of days while a very old tree gets pruned.
Now, do you suppose there is any chance I will manage to think of everything I need to print off my computer before 8am tomorrow?
update: my greedy laser printer has just asked for another £50 worth of ink. It got fed in Holy Week and had a week off after Easter. I think, despite it’s youth (7 months) and fine pedigree (recommended as small office champion) its days are numbered. A very costly mistake, I fear. Do not repeat it and succumb to an HP. They haven’t improved since the first one I hated all those years ago.
Encouraging news for Holy Trinity Dunoon tonight:
Someone* has purchased ten new cups and saucers for us since we keep running out after the service.
In the absence of reports of breakage or theft, I’m going to assume that’s a sign of growth.
*no prizes for guessing who. If you doubt the power of prayer, consider that this same person has, in the past fortnight, found in the local charity shops:
Oh, and when she wasn’t shopping, she found time to clean most of the visible surfaces in the church and to remove huge amounts of flaking paint. She even claims to enjoy dong it. Isn’t God good?
wonderful exchange 