Life in the Rocking Rectory

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

The swan saga...

...continues. The swan on the golf course, that is. A couple of weeks ago she was suddenly off the nest, and I was unable to see any sign of the six eggs. Then she was back on the nest, and when I played last week, she was sitting as she had for what seems like many weeks. A friend suggested she had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

So our world is still (more or less) intact

Delighted to actually wake up today. Far from ending, the world appears to be more or less intact, although we have ferocious winds buffeting our plants. Nothing like a tornado or hurricane, though, and our plants generally manage to survive the rigours of the English weather. I wonder where we'd... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Further nature notes

No, not that sort of nature. Sorry to disappoint you. This is the furry, feathery kind. I played golf on Monday, and was both surprised and upset to see that the swan had left her nest - for the first time in weeks - and was languidly sitting by the side of the pond. Upon closer inspection, there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Nature - yellow in beak and claw

You see life on our golf course, but not always the most uplifting of scenarios. The swan is still on her nest, protected by the small wire fence erected by the greenkeepers when she first started sitting some weeks ago. On another pond, the mother moor-hen has managed to raise a brood of six... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 9, 2011

Mobile phones - how do you survive them?

As I was spending roughly £10.00 per month on my pay-as-you-go mobile phone, and both my daughters had posh smart phones which made me envious, I decided to upgrade to pay monthly. Vodafone (I'm limited to Vodafone on account of there being no other signal in this remote area of the British Isles)... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

More gorgeous weather

More gorgeous weather, although there's been a cold wind for the last few days, but too nice to stay indoors. I so wanted to share my recently discovered bluebell wood with you, that I ventured out again yesterday to take some more photos with my phone - and thanks to LustorLove, have managed to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

The royal wedding

It's nearly 10.00 o'clock on the 29th April - St. Catherine's day (unfortunately she died a horrible death tied to a wheel, hence the Catherine wheel firework) - and I'm about to start hunkering down in front of the telly for the great royal wedding. Not that I'll see any more than any of you, being... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Amazing weather for a Bank holiday

We've had amazing weather for the entire Bank holiday weekend, a rare occurrence. The good weather, that is. Not the Bank holiday. They happen several times each year. Ed and I had the whole family over yesterday, which was lovely but exhausting. Today, youngest daughter and son went to the cinema... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Summertime

I can hear you humming it as you look at the title of today's blog! Wonderful, sunny weather here in the UK. I played golf today (as badly as usual, but never mind. The company was great and the weather was perfect) and the temperature was 24 degrees. That would be hot even in June. I played wearing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Theories of the resurrection

Yesterday was Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week, and tomorrow is my final Lent group meeting. They've been fun. We've compared the different gospel accounts of the main events of Holy Week - the procession into Jerusalem, the cleansing of the temple, the last supper,and the crucifixion.... Sign in to see full entry.

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A bird's eye view of day-to-day life an a rural Anglican rectory. Meet the villagers. Hear the gossip. Share in the complaints.Be the fly on the wall. Glossary................................................... Benefice - a group of churches, ususally in rural areas, working together. .... Churchwarden - person with main responsibility for running of church. .... ... ... PCC - Parochial Church Council - ruling body of elected members working with the Churchwarden to ensure the upkeep of the building and decide on the worship........... Mardle - a Norfolk word for chat or conversation.

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