It's a small planet

[wiseheart]

Today I went to the service for Mum's colleague, the old gentleman who had passed away at the age of 96 recently. Another former colleague (from a younger generation) also came with her husband. When the service was over, I spotted one of my colleagues in the church. It turns out her cousin had married the younger daughter of the deceased some decades ago. If I add that I went to grammar school with the older daughter, you can agree with me that this is a small planet indeed.

The service was lovely, focusing on the joy of life and Easter instead of on the current grief. For me as a Catholic it was interesting that a great many liturgic texts are apparently the same in the Lutheran Church. I hadn't known that before. And some of the hymns were very familiar, too; when I was in the convent, we often used ecumenic hymns during Mass. I no longer remember the (German) lyrics, but I recognized the melodies.

This little trip and the following grocery shopping used up my whole morning and most of my energy. And since I bought asparagus (which was to have for a reduced price), I had to peel and pre-cook the whole kilo of them, so that they could be kept in the fridge for next week. Since Mum volunteered to cook today and had already started when I came home. So, next week will see the same dishes for days again, but that's okay as it means less cooking. *g*

Tomorrow we'll have our usual cleaning frenzy, with window cleaning on top of everything else. I'm so looking forward to it - NOT! But needs must...

Comments

[meathiel]

Hmmmm ... asparagus.
We haven't had any yet.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You should. The season is too short as it is.

[artemis10002000]

Good luck with the cleaning tomorrow!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I can't wait... for it to be over.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

We do tend tohave a lot in common-Catholic, episcopal/anglican, lutheran.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Which gives me some tentative hope, actually.

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Since I was brought up in a quite different, rather austere Christian religion, I’m always startled by the beautiful ritualistic aspects of the Roman Catholic, Lutheran and some Anglican traditions. They’re quite lovely. The faith of my parents and my ancestors is very different.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I think all factions have something to teach the others. Our rituals are beautiful, but there's always the danger that they become self-serving.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Window cleaning is never fun. Mine are not too tall, but still involve a lot of stretching and reaching over furniture.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, but at least you are tall. Me, I'm a Hobbit and get dizzy on a ladder.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Good luck with peeling a kilo of asparagus! Maybe buy some Voltaren for your wrist?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I already did it yesterday, and the actual body part that suffered from the process was my hip, for standing too stiffly in the same positure all the time.