Winter, Pending move? and Church

Winter was hard.   No snowed up days, just persistent, dreary, very cold weather.   We were never unable to get out in the car, a bit tricky at times that's all.  And it isn't over yet.   There are signs of spring, occasional bright days, and the temperature is slowly climbing underneath the rainclouds.   The pheasants are back, but they are hardly interested in fat balls.   They are probably descendants of the fascinating crowd last year.  The field we're part of has been ploughed, and yesterday seeded, we think probably with oilseed rape.

We've been incredibly busy, with good commitments in Edinburgh, especially on the church front.   Friendships are developing, not only with the Lantern setup, which seems to be declining, but with the church we now go to as often as we can in Gracemount, Edinburgh.   Lively, with the right priorities, full to bursting on Sundays with a wide range of people, both in ages and in social spectrum.   Life has been incredibly good.

Now, and almost unbelievably, it looks as though we have sold the Durham house.   Surveyor in yesterday while the tenants are away.   Paperwork to fill in, masses of it.  The shock was so great we both got flu', me more seriously than I've ever had it.   Our first 'big' Vigil Group event yesterday, long planned and prayed for, found me so bad I couldn't get to it.  Therese, of course, coped with the additional responsibility and led it very well.   It seems to have been received very well indeed.