A lazy late lie-in with pancakes for breakfast yesterday. The morning slipped away with routine trivial tasks, then I cooked lunch, and later in the afternoon we walked up to Llandaff Weir. The weather was lovely, although as forecasted there was a light shower punctually at four o'clock. I had the Olympus OMD camera with me, and before putting it under cover took a chance shot across the fields bathed in sunlight with the rain falling. Much to my delight, it gave me a photo which showed raindrops lit up as they fell.
In the evening BBC Four treated us to a new episode of 'Inspector Montalbano', the thirty-fifth since the series started in 1999. There's another new episode next week and a third is still being made which I believe, will be shown some time next year. Will that be the last I wonder? The book on which the 37th episode is based was published only last week. Is this the final Montalbano novel which author Andrea Camillieri wrote, which he said would not be made public until after his death? He died in July last year.
It was good to be able to return to church this morning. Forty adults and children were present, which is an encouraging sign of the commitment people have to make live Sunday worship part of their 'new normal'. The BBC Radio Four Sunday Worship programme earlier came from Ewenny Priory in the Vale, led by Fr Edwin Counsell, with Bishop June preaching. Ewenny Village is home to a family pottery business which goes back seven generations. Two family members took part, talking about pot making, and sharing in the reflection on the parable of the potter in the prophecy of Jeremiah. I recognised Fr Edwin's voice after he had only spoken a few words and mentioned Ewenny. A lovely start to Sunday morning.
We were fortunate to have another sunny afternoon to walk around the park together. Clare baked apple and cinnamon scones for tea, their aroma gracing the house, just as the aroma of newly baked sourdough bread did earlier in the day, and the aroma of pancakes yesterday. All delightful, different. Things we love.
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