Coping

Just before I left for my holiday and conference, but after the incident about the passport (see first post) I went with some clergy friends to Bendigo to see an exhibition of clerical vestments at the Bendigo Art Gallery. There

Mixing it

I had promised to bake a chocolate cake for the parish movie night last Friday evening. On Friday afternoon I got out the trusty mixmaster out and put in all the ingredients. It all looked too pale to me and

House calls

They just don’t happen anymore do they. I remember when the family doctor could be called in the middle of the night and he would arrive in his pyjamas and gown to attend to my fever. Now you have to

The return of the native

The plane landed at 5.30 am on Saturday morning. It was still dark and would remain so for some time. It also was cold, very cold and had been for some days. I recalled my need for a hat to