Yesterday morning we had a new Mira electric shower installed. The old one still works but has become a over sensitive to water pressure of late and shutting down while in use. With a house full of visitors this weekend we didn't want to risk a cold damp bathroom experience for all. It's nineteen years old, and we've been fortunate that only once in that time have we needed to call out a technician to fix it.
It was another hot and sunny day, giving me plenty of time to make an early start and apply a fresh coat of paint to the coping stones on top of the front garden wall to go with the recently repainted railings. While I was at it, with paint to spare, I also did the stones on top of Liz's front wall next door, so the entire frontage now looks bright, clean and welcoming.
I then completed tomorrow's two sermons, a shorter one for eight at St John's, and a longer one for ten thirty at St Luke's. It's good to make the extra mental effort to write a shorter simpler address which has something in it worth considering. It's harder than a longer 'Parish Communion' sermon in which I try to have something to say, however brief, on all three readings and the link between them. When I look back at sermon's I've preached previously I am often disappointed by them. Sure, they were prepared and delivered in a different setting and in different circumstances, but often major on one text at the expense of others.
Late afternoon, Kath, Anto and Rhiannon arrived followed by Owain, to celebrate Owain's fortieth birthday weekend with an excellent meal at 'La Cuina' the marvellous local Catalan restaurant in King's Road. Owain's fortunes have recently taken a turn for the better, having finally been offered a permanent contract for the web content management job he does with the DVSA, after more than two years on a temporary contract. His first original techno music compilation record published under his own 'Innate' label went live a few weeks ago and has been selling well in a international niche music market, and nominated as top distribution of the month by a leading techno magazine. A substantial reward for the patient hard work of preparation he's put into this over several years, even if it's unlikely to earn him any money.
It was an enjoyable evening, although we missed having Rachel with us. She arrives on Tuesday from Phoenix to stay for a month. Next Saturday, she sings the full gig, arranged by Clare at 'The Apothecary' tea room which we've been preparing for over the past month. I'm hoping she won't be too jet-lagged after four days back home.
I was surprised at how tired I was at supper, perhaps due to all the extra physical exercise wielding a large paintbrush and bending down a lot earlier in the day. Although I walk a lot, it's not the kind of activity I'm used to, and for that, I pay the price.
It was another hot and sunny day, giving me plenty of time to make an early start and apply a fresh coat of paint to the coping stones on top of the front garden wall to go with the recently repainted railings. While I was at it, with paint to spare, I also did the stones on top of Liz's front wall next door, so the entire frontage now looks bright, clean and welcoming.
I then completed tomorrow's two sermons, a shorter one for eight at St John's, and a longer one for ten thirty at St Luke's. It's good to make the extra mental effort to write a shorter simpler address which has something in it worth considering. It's harder than a longer 'Parish Communion' sermon in which I try to have something to say, however brief, on all three readings and the link between them. When I look back at sermon's I've preached previously I am often disappointed by them. Sure, they were prepared and delivered in a different setting and in different circumstances, but often major on one text at the expense of others.
Late afternoon, Kath, Anto and Rhiannon arrived followed by Owain, to celebrate Owain's fortieth birthday weekend with an excellent meal at 'La Cuina' the marvellous local Catalan restaurant in King's Road. Owain's fortunes have recently taken a turn for the better, having finally been offered a permanent contract for the web content management job he does with the DVSA, after more than two years on a temporary contract. His first original techno music compilation record published under his own 'Innate' label went live a few weeks ago and has been selling well in a international niche music market, and nominated as top distribution of the month by a leading techno magazine. A substantial reward for the patient hard work of preparation he's put into this over several years, even if it's unlikely to earn him any money.
It was an enjoyable evening, although we missed having Rachel with us. She arrives on Tuesday from Phoenix to stay for a month. Next Saturday, she sings the full gig, arranged by Clare at 'The Apothecary' tea room which we've been preparing for over the past month. I'm hoping she won't be too jet-lagged after four days back home.
I was surprised at how tired I was at supper, perhaps due to all the extra physical exercise wielding a large paintbrush and bending down a lot earlier in the day. Although I walk a lot, it's not the kind of activity I'm used to, and for that, I pay the price.
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