Kiss of Peace

A bright start to the morning but many showers during the day.  I drove over the Amesbury this morning, first to dump some paper for re-cycling following our clear up of the family room and secondly to meet with Ashley to discuss our foundation degree studying.  We met at Costa Coffee in Amesbury, a really nice place for a decent coffee and chat.  Jeff came over today and fitted a new side gate following the disintegration of the old one after a lot of heavy winds.  This afternoon I spent a couple of hours researching my next essay at Sarum College - on the use of the Peace in our Anglican liturgy.  It was interesting to discover that originally the Peace was actually - "The Kiss of Peace" - with communicants actually kissing one another on the lips with deacons on hand to ensure that no "improper conduct" occurred.  Looking forward to writing this essay.