Lockdown day #76

Another lovely hot lazy day. 

I met up with Alan and we went for a walk in Moston Vale - which was a lovely way to spend a Sunday morning.  Well it was, except I had an encounter with a rodent ... which was not so nice.

I was sent links to the 2005 development works in Moston Vale, to make it what is to today.  Apparently Moston Brook is culverted and runs 30ft below ground.  There is a path with blue colouring on it - and this follows the course of Moston Brook.  You learn something every day!

I did some research for the book on Midland Red I am putting together, and had my Sunday meal late today - it was too hot to cook earlier (well that is my excuse) - today was pork, corn and scrambled egg & cheese.

I watched a film - another in a theme of films about Christian intolerance ... this time called "Impossible Choice" - a bit of an odd film, but well worth watching.  There is a facebook page for it too.

Lockdown day #75

Another nice sunny day - temperature up to 24 degrees - I had to put sun block on for the first time this year as my legs were cooking nicely.

Today should have been "A Night at the Musicals" at Rochdale Citadel - I gave my apologies since I was going to the "Chairman's Charity Dance" at St Matthews Church Hall in Stretford - both were cancelled due to COVID-19.

The reason for the Charity Dance was because our Chairman is 65 today!  Instead I visited him and had a nice socially distanced natter with some food in his garden (it was where my legs were cooking) ... so the day wasn't totally wasted.

I did some shopping at Asda - as is my wont on a Saturday (to get the meat for Sunday lunch), and didn't have to queue long - Asda actually felt quite empty.  Perhaps people were sitting in their gardens rather than shopping.

When I got home I did some work on a book, and then watched a film called "The Last Year" - telling the tale of Christian [lack of] love at a Bible college in America.  Some of the behaviour of the Dean and his misquoting of the Bible were scandalous - why so many Christians believe in a God of punishment I do not believe .... I believe in a God of love.    The film, however, had a lovely ending.

From a church magazine

The sermon this morning : "Jesus walks on the water". The sermon tonight : "Searching for Jesus."