well met
Today we went out early to breakfast in Winchester. Later we came across Brother Andrew out and about in the High Street on his scooter sporting, as usual, one of his attractive trade mark scarves.
We had a little chat. I took a photo. And then I remembered and mentioned when he used to get up early at St Cross to bake cakes to be sold in the tea room in Hundred Men's Hall.
Whereupon he said that now, although living at St John's, he still bakes cakes for the brothers at St Cross, the gardeners, the stone masons, and the stallholders in the market who today received a Dorset Apple Cake.
He outlined his philosophy of life - to do what you can do while you can do it and then to just accept when you cannot.
He explained that he still attends Matins each morning in the Norman church at St Cross and issued an invitation to attend as public are welcome to join the brothers in the 20 minute service. I am not a churchgoer but am tempted but also hesitant as I find organ music, singing etc too emotional especially since losing Clare - to be decided!
well met
Today we went out early to breakfast in Winchester. Later we came across Brother Andrew out and about in the High Street on his scooter sporting, as usual, one of his attractive trade mark scarves.
We had a little chat. I took a photo. And then I remembered and mentioned when he used to get up early at St Cross to bake cakes to be sold in the tea room in Hundred Men's Hall.
Whereupon he said that now, although living at St John's, he still bakes cakes for the brothers at St Cross, the gardeners, the stone masons, and the stallholders in the market who today received a Dorset Apple Cake.
He outlined his philosophy of life - to do what you can do while you can do it and then to just accept when you cannot.
He explained that he still attends Matins each morning in the Norman church at St Cross and issued an invitation to attend as public are welcome to join the brothers in the 20 minute service. I am not a churchgoer but am tempted but also hesitant as I find organ music, singing etc too emotional especially since losing Clare - to be decided!