My main excuse is that we moved house just before Christmas - not the ideal time for a Vicar - and I've been trying to get sorted out ever since. Having finally managed to get more or less all the boxes unpacked (between celebrating Easter and few other church activities!!) I'm taking a bit of a break, so am finally making good on my resolution.
The move was necessitated by the fact that Worcester Diocese had finally managed to buy a house as the new Rectory. We had been living in "temporary" accommodation for 18 months, 10 miles away from the parishes in which I work; this had a significant influence on my virtual absence from the virtual world, as I was spending so much time travelling I had little time for anything else. I've always thought that the Church of England was a by-word for compromise, but apparently this does not apply to their view of the ideal clergy house. Finding the right four-bedroomed house with study proved to be a far more difficult task for them than anyone would have thought possible!
Thea, our black Labrador, is now 3 years old in body, but her brain has yet to catch up - she is still just a giant puppy. Unfortunately, despite considerable quantities of additional fencing, she has found her way out of the new garden several times; on one occasion she was caught snacking from our neighbour's bird table, but the most worrying was when she managed to get onto the main road although very fortunately had the sense to stay on the pavement.
I'll be posting photos of some things that happened a couple of weeks ago in Upton and Hanley - and hopefully there will be more to follow over the summer. To paraphrase a well-known broadcaster from some years ago "If you have been, thank you for reading".
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