Order of Service - courtesy of Our Friend |
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You
know. Prince William of Britain and the
girl of his dreams? Now she's well on
the way to providing the next heir-in-waiting.
Not
interested? Neither am I all THAT much
to be honest. Aitch is the Royalist and
records keeper in our gang. Always was
good with dates and who belonged to whom.
Am not cold-hearted about it.
Simply indifferent. But I can
hold my own on the main characters at least.
There was some wedding that took place in Edinburgh during the two
months I was there prior to coming to Mumbai about which, however, I can tell
you nothing.
Aitch
came and stayed for a week and entertained us all with her preparations for
where she was going to stand and wave her flag.
I took her down the Royal Mile to orientate her and scout out locations. I have that much interest - but mainly in
support of my dear friend's passionate hobby and not necessarily of the actors
in the play.
That I
recall the W&K event is due not to my YAMarazzi side. Rather, it is to the connection with another of
our ex-school circle. It is a matter of
public domain, so I am free to report it, but also cannot, in this instance,
feign any kind of "privacy naming", due to the available internet
offerings. You see, there was a flurry
of reporting on the matter of a pair of shoes.
Not shoes
exactly. More your soft-wear
sneaker-like variety.
The
Royal-watchers amongst you will already be onto it. OOHHH that…
She it
was who produced the weekly comic at school, incurring both delight and wrath,
having a wicked sense of humour and a good eye for the ridiculous. She hasn't lost that I may tell you - now it was usefully directed towards herself and she took the whole podiatry incident
in her stride. One thing that arose from
the public interest in the pros and cons of foot comfort for a middle-aged nun
was the surprise folk showed in discovering the Anglican church even had nuns.
I got over that amazement some 30 years ago when Our Friend stunned us
all by announcing her calling.
Rich and Delicious - a bit like the couple! |
So you
see, I am far from being the first of our lot to entertain spiritual commitment
at a high level. (If I drop in here that
Aitch is a church warden, you will understand a little more of our group
'nature').
What I
would like to share with you today though, is the little gathering that took
place when I arrived at Aitch's home as first point of call on my return to
UK. A Royal tea party no less. The table was laid with the Royal Albert
china service and several varieties of cake.
Present were Aitch, YAM, Our Friend the Nun and, host, The Kook. It was the first time in over 30 years I had
come face to face with the latter two.
But as it is with old connections of this sort, we felt easy and comfy.
Our
Friend the Nun, though, had brought a special contribution. She had not mentioned to Aitch until we got
there as she knew it might cause some fireworks! Quite wise. In fact, The Kook had not planned quite so
lavish a do, but as soon as it was announced we had Royal Wedding
Cake to consume, out came the china!! As
for Aitch. The excitement was something to behold.
The hand was ALMOST steady... |
When
someone we hold dear is in a state of joy, we benefit. Love and goodwill spreads like water in a
flood. That Our Friend had held onto
this prize with exactly this date of meeting in mind says a great deal for her
character and loyalty also. It was not
just that she was a lady of the cloth. It
was that she thought of who would most appreciate the sharing.
Croc-style. |
...It is one of the delights of being in a mostly reverent state that
one can break out and be - just a little bit - irreverent, from time to
time.
So to complete the scene, allow me to share with you the footwear of Our Friend on leave from the convent.
So to complete the scene, allow me to share with you the footwear of Our Friend on leave from the convent.
Such fun, Yamani. :-) That must have been a very special tea party. I've know about Anglican nuns for a very long time now and in my experience they are some of the most intelligent, wise and amusing people I've ever met.
ReplyDeleteOh you lot. Yes you went straight to Mumbai, but you were kind enough to send me photos with all of you. Gosh never knew about the cake though. Was it yummy? Was it like mah's Christmas cake? Thanks for the chat. Thai was good. Place in Thornleigh calle La Thai.
ReplyDeleteTake care and keep them coming. You know I do miss the ANL!s.
Hari OM
ReplyDeletePerpetua - it was and I agree!
Mahal - it was and same but different!
It was the best tea party ever, so lucky to have such marvellous friends. I miss the ANL' in a way too.
ReplyDeleteHari Om
ReplyDeleteIt was, your Ladyship! hhmmm.... seems those newsletters were way more popular than I would have known.
But now the world can benefit &>