The weather has most definitely improved and getting warmer and sunnier. Spring now feels in the air and is leaving me feeling so much happier and positive with a sense that something really good is around the corner. The mail brought some good news this morning too - confirmation that in October I am to be promoted to the rank of Past Provincial Grand Chaplain for the Wiltshire Freemasons - an interesting post which effectively will mean that I shall act as deputy chaplain for all Freemasons in Wiltshire. The post normally only goes to an ordained or licensed church minister although the current Chaplain is a licensed lay minister in the north of the Diocese. It is expected that I would be likely to take over from him when he eventually decides to retire. I also heard that my friend Peter, in Sussex, has been offered a promotion to Grand Chapter - a well deserved promotion for all the loyalty and hard work he has given them over there. Thom and I went to Southampton this afternoon for what turned out to be a very good football match against Norwich City. Southampton were by far the better side and into the last quarter were winning 3-0 when two amazingly quick and easy goals turned the score line into 3-2. Nail-biting time during the last 15 minutes with Southampton scoring a fourth goal injury time to make the score line an undisputed win for the Saints. Southampton now sit 8th in the Premier League table - equalling their top position of all time - and eleven points clear of the pack below. A great season which could have been even greater if they had fielded a strong team in the cup tie against Sunderland as the path after that towards Wembley looks fairly easy. Tonight, Sara and I watched an old black and white movie - Heavens Above - starring Peter Sellers. I had seen this film before but quite a long time ago. A strange film with Sellers playing a young challenging priest in a tradition parish and causing all sorts of upsets. A good day and went to bed feeling quite relaxed.
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