Spring, they say, has arrived. And the church calendar has brought us into Lent……forty days of prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial……..
All good Episcopalians will be engaging with this season to sort out their lives and nurture their faith. Episcopalians such as ChickPea have loads of Good Intention but find a wayward step or ten takes them off track…..
And why the neglected blog ? - a rampaging viral infection grounded ChickPea, stopped her singing and kept her out of circulation for a number of days, underlining how important all her friends are for her sanity and quality of life…………. recovery has been a two-edged sword – surrounded by the virus both at home AND at work, TH has now succumbed…………..
Meantime, the recent cash flow crisis appears to be past, voluntary receptionist hours are going well, Myna’s hormones have stabilized finishing her second broodiness of the year and she is laying again, the snowdrops are out and the daffodils are coming on apace…… and even if the evidence of increasing spare holes on the belt IS just cos the belt is stretching, general fitness is gradually becoming established for ChickPea ………. and the boiler is at least only ‘on the ½ blink’ – so is heating the house………… and a lukewarm shower is MUCH better than COLD !
