Yesterday, Sunday morning, Clare had a lie in and then a swim, while I went to Almuñecár for the first of today's Eucharist in honour of Saints Peter and Paul, and those being ordained this weekend. She walked to San Miguel for the midday Eucharist, meeting members of the congregation beforehand, and after the service in Bar Cuñeo. We were both quite tired and had a long siesta after lunch before another swim for Clare, and then an evening stroll.
This morning, I left Clare to go swimming in the pool, as I had a wedding preparation meeting with the Norwegian couple I've been corresponding with over several months. I've been learning some key phrases in Norwegian to use in their ceremony, which they've appreciated. They both speak very good English, and spoke of how much they value the poetic richness of English as a complement to the concise, direct nature of their mother tongue - a fascinating insight into the reason why so many Scandinavian language speakers speak such good English.
I learned something new from the couple about a difference in custom regarding the wearing of wedding rings. In Norway, and maybe also in other Scandinavian countries, the engagement ring is worn on the third finger of the right hand until marriage, when it is switched to the left hand to make room for the wedding ring. The rubrics in the Anglican liturgy refer to the wedding ring being placed on the third finger of the left hand, where the engagement ring also lives. This isn't a problem however, as adapatation to local custom and practice is a discipline required in the pastoral practice of good liturgy.
I learned something new from the couple about a difference in custom regarding the wearing of wedding rings. In Norway, and maybe also in other Scandinavian countries, the engagement ring is worn on the third finger of the right hand until marriage, when it is switched to the left hand to make room for the wedding ring. The rubrics in the Anglican liturgy refer to the wedding ring being placed on the third finger of the left hand, where the engagement ring also lives. This isn't a problem however, as adapatation to local custom and practice is a discipline required in the pastoral practice of good liturgy.
After lunch and siesta, we walked towards town in search of a Chinese shop where we could get a cutlery container for the sink draining board, and then went down to Playa Caribeo, to walk along the shore, now much more populated with hoidaymakers than previous weeks, to reach Burriana beach, where we stopped for a beer and quite generous tapas, in one of the beach restaurants that specialise in seafood. A pleasan prelude to supper outdoors in the cool of the evening, listening to blackbirds and starlings in the trees nearby singing their evening praises to the creator of all.
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