Royal Wedding 2

Wasn't the wedding beautiful? I loved it so much, such a note of happiness, beauty and romance in a world that seems deluged with disasters. We had a lovely time at my daughter's with lots of English food on china plates. We all wore our coronets and at the "I now pronounce you man and wife" Alex opened a bottle of champagne. We even had a knowledgeable friend who could tell us who everyone was.

Lovely traditional service too, it emphasised that wedding was a holy contract, ordained by God. I prayed for the lovely young couple. May their marriage last.

And why does the church of England have all the good hymns, and why do their clergymen speak so beautifully? And why is their liturgy so mind blowingly gorgeous? Just for a moment I was jealous!

Royal Wedding

Alex and the girls spent most of the morning making tiaras for the Royal Wedding Watch tonight. Rose, First Born, First Borns's friend Susan, the 2 girls and myself will be gathering in front of the big screen tv, wearing our tiaras and really indulging ourselves in a spot of romance and pageantry. Knowing my daughter there will be food and wine involved.

I look forward to it even though it doesn't finish until 12.35am. Lie in tomorrow!!!!

Weather.

It's a wet, cold, windy day today: the first real sign that summer is well and truly over. But I love it in a way. I'm like Queen Victoria - she loved the winter too. I love log fires, electric blankets, snuggling up in bed, hot soups and roasts, warm coats and real wool jerseys. Plus I have a very good excuse to NOT go for a walk (but I must get back into it as soon as the rain stops.)

I'm glad we have seasons here in NZ.

R & R

When I sit down for a 'rest and relax' during the day (and we seniors need lots of R&R)I have a choice of 4. I can

1. Read a book, or
2. Read my Latin, or
3. Do a crossword in my local paper, or
4. Knit (it's cooler weather so I've taken up my knitting needles again).

Guess which I'd be most likely to choose? Oddly enough I'd probably choose the crossword because I find them really relaxing. The knitting and Latin are tasks which I choose to do before I sit down :I think I'll knit for a while, or I'll sit and do an hours Latin now. But crosswords are what I chill out with.

However, if I'd got a really good book that would win out over EVERYTHING even sleeping. As a bookaholic I've been known to get up at 3am to finish a book!

Aren't I blessed that I get plenty of opportunities to do them all?

Learning Latin

I'm learning Latin! Why do I do that at my great age? Well 2 reasons. First of all I've ALWAYS wanted to learn Latin, ever since I was 11 and studied it for a year. I've made a few stabs at it over the years but have always been too busy, or too tired.

At the beginning of this year I was thinking of New Year's resolutions and I had this strange insight into myself. I've always wanted to be artistic and creative...I've always envied people who can make quilts, or decorate their houses beautifully, or have beautiful gardens etc etc. But I'm NOT creative OR artistic and I realised that I should celebrate the gifts God gave ME...but...what could they be? Then I knew that what I really love and am quite good at is ... studying.

So my resolution for this year is...Learn Latin. So that's why I am doing it and I adore it. But it's hard work, I often spend 2 hours a day on it. But I'm happy. Thank you Holy Spirit for opening my eyes.