After breakfast this morning, Clare went off to her study group in Penarth. I finished transferring all the data from my desktop workstation, but didn't get around to installing Linux Mint. I went out and walked in Llandaff Fields for an hour, where I saw a Jay in a location where I hadn't seen one before. Then I returned and cooked lunch in time for Clare's return.
After lunch, I went out for another walk down to the river. It was cold and although cloudy, it was brighter than yesterday. I saw a pair of parakeets flying over Llanfair road on my way back, so they are surviving the winter here.
I received a notification to renew my registration on the database of the Disclosure and Barring Service as a volunteer with enhanced accreditation. It's required of retired clergy needing to hold a PTO, something that comes around annually. It's been in place for five years now, and is the go-to place for organisations wanting to check if I have a police record. Renewing registration is easy fortunately, easier than having to re-register if you forget to renew.
After supper I worked on next week's Morning Prayer and Reflection, then watched a new Scottish Gaelic crimmie with subtitles set on the Isle of Harris, and called An t-Eilean or The Island in English. This is a new line of drama for BBC Alba, the Gaelic channel of BBC Scotland's output. Bilingual Welsh crimmies have been around with great success for a decade, likewise Irish crimmies, as I discovered recently. Both take advantage of stunning scenery and bleak landscapes, and now Scotland! Good story telling too. Britain's Celtic Fringe has a lot to be proud of. It's lovely to hear our native languages being used as they naturally would be, swapping to English naturally mid-sentence, as can be heard around the streets and cafes of Poncanna these days.
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