We packed up and tidied the house on Friday and said fond farewells. Maybe next year might see the long awaited and twice postponed walking holiday in Greece. Absit Omen! (It means touch wood, and we discovered this because it was the answer to a crossword
clue!)
It was a drizzley and sometimes rainy journey back to Kendal. The spray on the M61 was unpleasant. But it was dry when I got back. Dry and warm outside, but cold inside and I did put some heat on for a while.
Sam and Lucy were taking Joe
to university in Southampton in the afternoon, and I received photos of his student room From Lucy. It was on the top floor so they were quite tired after carrying everything up there! They had left him to unpack. I think he was keen to be left to get on with
things. I was delighted to get an email from him this morning. One of the 7 occupants of his flat had arrived, also called Joe, and today the rest will come. I suspect some parents would have had problems getting petrol for the trip today. What a mess this
country is in. Great long queues for petrol pumps because we don't have enough HGV drivers to bring the fuel to the forecourts.
Today I have mostly been going over and over my service. I met Richard at church to put the PowerPoint on the
church computer and try out the music etc.
Tonight I have enjoyed watching Strictly, and then done a final read through, having put the whole thing onto cards that I can use as prompts. Don't want to read it! I do hope it goes well
and is helpful to people. We can't shirk the issue (Climate Change is my theme) as a church, or as individuals, but gentle encouragement will be the order of the day tomorrow.