Feeling tired and down

Oh for some energy...    However, I did manage to get to the Field Service group this morning and worked with Frances for the first time in ages.  Jean and Maggie came with us.  We had a good morning.

I am now trying to get the energy together to sort all my things out for the Assembly in deepest darkest Surrey tomorrow, and must go straight away and make up packed lunches for myself and Captain B, who will drive us there and then go off Treasure Hunting.

Which is so kind of him.

I have tried to persuade  him that the treasures on offer through the teaching we will get tomorrow are worth  more than all the Viking hoards ever found - and that ever will be found. 

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The Royal Wedding Effect

Amazing!   I went to the Supermarket after Audrey and I had been out on the doors.  Usually the car park would be so full by late morning on a Friday that I wouldn't even try - but I thought given the day, there would be spaces.

Yes.

There were only about 10 cars in the whole place.  And no queues at the CheckOut.

And Audrey and I found nearly every one of our magazine route calls at home.  They didn't want to talk much as we had called them away from the wedding on the telly, but they were at home.

The Monarchy still has a lot of power and magic about it.

I watched a few minutes.  Nice frock.  All very understated, which I liked.

But the religious side of it is very frustrating for me.  It seems that the Church of England had the whole world listening in.  What an amazing opportunity that would have been to tell people something of what the Bible actually says.

Col is off wearing his Captain Butterfly hat doing his butterfly surveys.  He has a new computer now, to which quite a bit of yesterday was devoted.   I did next to nothing yesterday, as I was pretty much seized up by the arthritis.   But I did have a walk in the woods - to the Butterfly Glade - on Wednesday evening (I think).   More of a sort of zimmer through the woods really, but at least I went.

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Royal Wedding

Jean just pointed out to me that on Friday people will be glued to their tellies watching THE Wedding.  Or that at any rate is what is expected.

Should Audrey and I go out on the door to door work as planned?    I think we probably should as we may find people at home and nobody has to stop and talk to us if they don't want to.  They can get straight back to the wedding with barely a moments interruption if that is what they want.

I won't be watching much of it myself, except, as I am a girly, I expect I shall want to see  what the bride is wearing.

I just hope they can keep all safe and secure - these being very difficult and stressful times.  As the Bible says, we live in "critical times, hard to deal with".

Audrey and I did 45 minutes out yesterday - working near the Station.  Not many at home, so we finished our territory and then went and found Audrey her new alarm clock.

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To the Woods

It almost seems like Summer - the trees are all green, there are flowers everywhere, the chestnut candles and the laburnum are blazing away.   We drove inland today, and it was a surprise to me how lush and green it all is, as I haven't been out much - apart from the door to door preaching work locally - as I have been in so much pain.

Captain Butterfly assured me it would be a short walk...  and I suppose it was in his terms.  Just once up Everest and back down again.  We met up with a fellow butterfly enthusiast at Kitthurst Hill and she came along with us to the woods.

I managed to get myself lost and had to be talked back to their woodland glade by mobile phone.

Maggie just rang to ask if I can pick her up tomorrow for the group, so it will have to be an early start as I also have to take Audrey shopping first thing.  Maggie is in a lot of pain too.

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Basking Sharks

I didn't see any basking sharks in The Channel today.  And, in fact, I never have - and don't expect to.

A real do-nothing day today owing to debility from arthritis pain (moan moan).   Creaked off to the meeting this morning, which was lovely. We had a Spanish brother giving us the talk and a lovely Watchtower study about seeking righteousness.  Please note not self-righteousness - which is of no use to anyone.  I gave Jean a lift back afterwards.

I did manage to get a load of washing done and make a roast chicken dinner for us, but that was the extent of it.

Col has some lovely butterfly photos from today.

Got an email from Lilian which I hope to think about and reply to tomorrow.

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Buttterfly Courtship

It only dawned on me on Friday that it was Good Friday.  So I have no chance of seeing the arthritis nurse till well into next week.  That may be why they didn't get back to me as promised. They have all gone on their holidays.

Captain B came back with some amazing photos.  And he gave me a startling demonstration of the butterfly courtship that he witnessed - with lots of whirring wings and growlings.

Can that be right?

Anyway a picture of the lovely lady who was being courted - a Miss Pearl Bordered-Fritillary - is now gracing my blog.   Hopefully she is "Mrs" by now.

Bea is coming to stay in May.

Louise and I went out on the preaching work Thursday afternoon and we did the not-at-homes from the little closes that we did on Tuesday.  We did find some more people at home.  It was the meeting in the evening - wonderful teaching as ever, but I felt very tired and was in quite a lot of pain.

Jackie is back.  Hurray!  We spent the evening with her catching up with all the news.

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Her Indoors

I have been Her Indoors again today - resting my legs and feet from the rigours of last week - while Captain B has been flying around various butterfly sites photographing newly hatched flying things.   And now I have been so busy watching "Britain's Best Dish" that I have overcooked the baked apples for our tea.

Audrey and I went out yesterday, on territory new to us both.  We and 4 others worked three little closes that I didn't even know existed.  There wasn't enough territory for an hour so Audrey and I did half an hour, and, while the others went off on return visits we went to Sainsburys as Audrey need to get some things in, and she doesn't drive.

David, an internet friend from Oz, has got in touch again and we are in discussion.  And I sent off a third email to Anne on The Cape as a continuing answer to her questions about whether or not Christians are required to tithe.

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