Thoughts

 Here I am, early morning as always, working my way through the unexpected news of Pat's fall and wishing her all the good wishes I can think of. Her blog so inspirational to everyone, I am sure someone will hook her up to the internet soon, and her lovely caring nature will come through.

So lets write about the ordinary in our lives.  For instance yesterday and a phone call.  I have to leave the cottage at some stage to move nearer to my family and so my mind is always on what to take and what to do.  To this end I advertised the chicken coop, runs and my two bantams, for free, on our village noticeboard. A slightly half hearted notice but then Rosina from the farm on top of the hill phoned and said she would like them and something has happened which I am not sure about!  We chatted and agreed that she could have them sometime in the future, but when taking action things do really happen.

Thursday was a busy day with Morrison's delivery coming at lunch time, then BATA the oil tanker suddenly obscured my driveway as he delivered oil. I noted two people also walking away, suspicious said my mind.

Actually it was the vicar and his wife delivering a letter, they came back and left me with a conundrum.  Each year on All Saints Night they have a service for people who have died in the village.  Last year the village had several deaths.  Someone supplies the church with those great white lilies and you can dedicate a lily to the loved one and have them mentioned in service.  Should I go, I can almost hear Paul's voice 'sweetheart I don't want anyone saying prayers for me' but, and it is such an important but.  He loved the village and church, he was part of it for a short time and I feel he should be acknowledged. So I will go.

One of the reasons for getting rid of the bantams, is that Mrs Feral Cat, who believes the creatures are her own property and follows them everywhere, has been caught with them in a head hold.  I don't think she means to kill them and that it is a bit of fun in the end.

And a final thought, Marcus Rushford's campaign to feed children at school, has at last got under way, though shockingly defeated in parliament, by a government who feel that making sure all our children have a decent meal is not on top of the list and called out the whips to make sure the conservatives voted against it.  So in a naming and shaming act, my local MP is Kevin Hollinrake, conservative who voted against with a very lame excuse.