The house was a veritable hive of activity this morning before 8:00, as first I ran my miles (good pace, physically comfortable), then Margaret made her way to a bus stop to catch a train to a teaching day in Nottingham, then our US visitors took a taxi to a train to the Big Smoke for the peak sight-seeing part of their trip to England. I had my coffee and fruit, cleaned up after everyone left, went to Morning Prayer and then a visit to R&R to do some office work. I stopped at the Cooperative for groceries, came home to the ladies, and spent the afternoon trying to concoct a sermon for tomorrow.…