Cornwall Cogitation #8, Sunday 29 March 2015--This morning the two parish congregations, St Uny, Lelant, and St Anta & All Saints, Carbis Bay, joined for a Benefice worship at St Anta. Guest preacher was The Rt Reverend Chris Goldsmith, Bishop of St Germans. Chris is one of two bishops in Cornwall. Rev Carlyn Wilton was the communion celebrant and Rev Suzanne Hosking, …
Month: March 2015
Boots on–addendum
Cornwall Cogitation #7 addendum, Friday 27 March--I'm correcting information in last Sunday's post, related to St Patrick's Day. There are 33.3 million people living in the US who claim Irish ancestry. The book by Thomas Cahill is How the Irish Saved Civilization. The Irish during the dark ages held onto literacy, cared for books and …
Boots on
Cornwall Cogitation #7, 22 March 2015--Half a baguette with Emmental cheese, the other half with peanut butter, that's tea (supper) tonight. At lunch we sat for two delightful hours with Robert and Emilie Walson at the Carbis Bay Hotel. Well nourished we are. This past week I've worn my walking boots five times. I've worn my other …
Kettle’s on
Cornwall Cogitation #4, 1 March 2015--What better way to refreshment than conversation over a cup of tea. "True refreshment," a prayer by Donald Hilton in Blessed Be Our Table, speaks of such, with a meal, as "a draught from the well-spring of kindness, and a feast to satisfy our human need." So, draw up at our table for an assortment of …
Food on the table
CornwallCogitation5&6--15 March2015. Why no blog post 5 on March 8? First, we found our computer, after being down for four days, needed a new cable. Our landlord Chris got one from Amazon. Presto, we were back in business. (I have to search for post 4 I did on March 1. I don't see it as I write, though …
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