I think the cure for my current fit of the doldrums is nearly complete;
one last Trisha Ashley Christmas rom-com - 'will she get her happy ever after?' it says on the title page under the name of the book. Silly question, of course she will; after several misunderstandings and quarrels they will make it up, realise they love each other and have a lovely wedding in the little village church... and then I will want to read something with more substance, less 'candy-floss' like,
and I've eaten enough salt-and-pepper-combo potato snacks that the remainder of the packet no longer holds any appeal.
Church
'If you love me, you will follow my commandments' was the first reading, and really I sort of stopped there... that seemed to be the important nessage. To love God with all my heart, and to love my neighbour as myself. (Plenty of room for improvement on both counts!)
Music
I heard this on Radio3 this morning, sandwiched between recordings of the sound of the turtle dove. It's Vivaldi's 'la tortora', an air for chalimeau which is an early form of the clarinet.
I love the way that the chalimeau has a gentle conversation with the cello.
Sending hugs and a recommendation for Pippa Grant. Though there's a lot of spicy bits which I always skip.
ReplyDeleteI am a poor excuse for a Christian, but one of my touchstones is 'where's the love'.
I skip the spicy bits too...
DeleteI doubt that any Christian could bear too close a scrutiny of their lives...
Love is everything, the world definitely needs more of it. The music is charming. The chalimeau sounds like a bird, very cuckoo like in places. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI thought the same about the chalimeau
DeleteFroth carries us through the more dismal times. I'm beginning to need some now.
ReplyDeleteI hope your gardening did the trick! At least reading froth is calorie-free.
DeleteThose books are fun once in a while. I used to read them a lot but they all seem to end up the same lol.
ReplyDeleteThey do end up the same! Although that's part of the appeal, I think. (Spoiler, she DID get her happy after ending 😍)
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