Light, Salt and Sugar!

Again, I was the only member of the family to go to church this morning and after all the food last night at the Melksham dinner, thought I ought to walk there. I set off at a brisk pace and took the road rather than cut across the muddy fields. The service was taken by Elizabeth who used props in her sermon on the subject of "light and salt" from Matthew's Gospel (the Sermon on the Mount). An excellent presentation which included a plate of cold chips and a load of salt! The essence being that the quality rather than the quantity of our spirituality is important and that the church should not get hung up on numbers in church but the depth of the spirituality of those who are part of the Christian community. As the service was an All Age Eucharist it lasted only 55 minutes with a coffee and chatting afterwards lasting longer. Our friend Karryn attended and was disappointed that Sara was not there. However I am certain that she was made very welcome by those of us who spent a little time with her. This wasn't the only time today that Sara's absence was noted. This afternoon I went to a transport fayre at the Novotel Hotel in Southampton where our friends Dave and Sue had a stall displaying Royal Derby porcelain as used on the White Star liners. In fact, it was Sara who had got in contact with them to say we would meet up with them. Unfortunately, Sara felt compelled to stay at home and deal with some housework and so I attended on my own and Sue was disappointed not to see her and light-heartedly gave her some "stick" on the phone! I resisted the temptation to buy anything (there were some great books) other than a small Art-Deco style sugar bowl which had come from the P&O liner SS Oriana (the original ship of that name built in the 1960s) for £2! Tonight we had another roast pork dinner and I then joined James and Richard at the Lion's Head for a pint and a chat.