Yesterday morning I got up and ran my morning miles, a good run though nothing spectacular. The day was sepcial, though, since it was Margaret’s birthday. I had a cup of coffee, and fruit, before cleaning up and dressing for church, after which I joined in Morning Prayer and met Margaret at R&R for a birthday breakfast of porridge (for her). Afternoon Mass at Bridge House, then time to chat with the residents; it’s always a significant occasion, and I try to linger as long as they have time (they are often on a tight schedule of planned activities). Then we ate out at Ask Italian (which does a good job with vegetarians and gluten-free options), and Margaret had her favourite pudding (their Etna Sundae). We watched the last episode of the last season of The Umbrella Factory
This morning’s run was again good, not great. Coffee, fruit, shower, Morning Prayer, stop in the parish office with Jackie to check on developments, home to do a catena of minor administrative tasks (and you thought Tuesday wasn’t one of my work days!), my weekly telephone appointment, then work on tomorrow morning’s sermon.