Life in the Rocking Rectory

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ed's excitement

Late Monday evening, Ed felt a bit woozy - like you do sometimes if you get up from a chair too quickly. So we toddled off to bed, expecting everything to be all right by the morning. But it wasn't. He still felt dizzy, and had a bit of discomfort in his chest. Since we're due to fly off to Portugal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

A funeral - at last!

Ed and I went back to the old parish to a funeral on Friday. Remember the lady who was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas Eve? The family had to take the agonising decision on Christmas Day, to turn off life support. Then they had to wait for the inquest, and although the driver... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Nigel the curate

Had Nigel the curate and his wife, Rilla, over to supper last night. "Come at six thirty," I blithely said, "so that we can eat at seven." But this was Nigel, so at twenty-past six we got a call. "What time did you say? Oh! Well, it may be nearer to seven than six-thirty." So there we sat. The clock... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 15, 2010

Orange Sunday

Yesterday was orange Sunday in the Scott household. Not that I knew it was going to be orange Sunday. I expected orange Friday, or at least Saturday, but no, it turned out to be Sunday. And I'm not talking mobile phones. I've been looking out for weeks now for the Seville oranges, to make marmalade.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Mobile phone companies - aargh!

Just had a long tussle with my mobile phone company. The signal was bad when we were at the rectory, but at least I could go upstairs to make a phone call. About six months before we left the rectory, I foolishly allowed the company to persuade me into renewing my contract for another eighteen... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Friends visit

We had friends from our previo‭us parish to lunch yesterday. Gill is a Reader in the Church of England, and was one of my mainstays when I was rector there. She brought one of the nicest gifts I have ever received - a wooden fridge magnet carved into the shape of a tulip, which she had made herself.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 8, 2010

My laptop died - twice!

There I was, in the middle of composing some brilliant and amazing piece, when my laptop died. Normally, if I inadvertently pull out my power lead, the battery takes over and I carry on regardless. But this time, one minute I was writing, the next, everything went black. Thinking I might have caught... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

The wrong button

Have you ever clicked on the wrong button (either physically or metaphorically) and found yourself in trouble? Mind you, I should know by now how to do it properly. Scrabble, that is. There's an online Scrabble game on Facebook, whereby I can happily waste away hour upon idle hour. My youngest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

The games we play

Well, golf, actually. Being optimistic but also somewhat short-sighted and naive, I put my name down to play golf with the ladies today, assuming I would wake to cloudless blue skies and warm sunshine. No. Foggy, damp and dull. But unfortunately, I was committed (should have been too, by the men in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Print proof

This has been an exciting day - I've received the print proof of my novel, 'Heaven Spent'. It's a hard-cover book, but I was expecting the proof to be just paper. It isn't, it's hard-back. So naturally, I've spent the whole day reading it through, but have discovered only four small typos, so we're... 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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