Sunday 26 September 2010

Family get together

I returned to St Luke's for the Parish Mass this morning, while everyone else enjoyed their lazy Sunday breakfast and chill-out after a late night and talking and drinking wine. It's a fifteen minute brisk walk, just the same distance as from the Vicarage to St John's, so helpful to an arrival fully awake. The sky was again blue and the sun streamed in through the church windows, made more entrancing that usual by a dispersing cloud of incense. There's a nice relaxed atmosphere with plenty of prayerful silence to make it enjoyable to be on the receiving end.

Then it was back home to prepare for lunch out at Bully's restaurant nearby, with Owain joining us to add to the pleasure of the occasion. The food was very good, and none of the adults were disappointed with their fare. There was plenty of choice on the set menu, but not much flexibility in catering for the needs of kids that'll only eat plain food, no sauces, and will usually settle for a plate of pasta with butter on it (not on offer of this occasion). It's really a resutaurant for grown up 'foodies' -  the dining equivalent to one of those small fast two seater touring cars with little or no room for luggage - for consenting adults only.

Anyway, the serving staff were considerate and helpful, so Rhiannon ended up uncomplaining with a plate of green french beans and mangetout peas with a couple of bread rolls, not to mention the chocolate mousse to finish. It was time for them to head home to Kenilworth by the time we'd got back from lunch. Later in the evening we learned that she'd slept all the way in the car, and woken up with an appetite - for pasta, no doubt.

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