A restful weekend
Feb. 4th, 2024 09:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlilyDespite being annoyed by my parents yesterday, it's been a good weekend.
The reading in church was the start of John's Gospel - 'In the beginning was the Word...'. We were asked to discuss what part of the reading had jumped out for us. It's such a familiar reading that it's hard to actually listen to it! The person I was sitting next to quoted, 'he came to his own but his own did not know him,' and we chatted about how the Church remains silent on injustice - specifically around Israel/Palestine, which they know a lot about. They said Palestinian Christians tend to be wealthier and better educated, so they're more likely to leave. And on reflection, what's more uncomfortable than being a minority within a minority? If you can get out, you're going to.
When I got home, the husband was having a nap so I took advantage of the opportunity to do a bit of tidying up in the garden. The son appreciated me sweeping the damp leaves off the steps :D My three brave little snowdrops are fully open, now - they are such darling little flowers. For consideration this year is moving the camellia back into the shady corner - it didn't bloom at all last year, which I think is a combination of being in a pot and out of constant shade, even though the 'sunlight' is literally tiny streaks through the gaps in the fence. It'll mean moving my miniature rose but that would probably appreciate more sun than it's getting. Also, a couple of the shrubs that are currently in pots could move into the 'bed' that runs down the side of the steps because there's a big space that just gets filled with weeds every year.
A couple of definites are a new solar fountain - the old one lasted 3 years, which is pretty good - and digging up the grass/moss/weeds in the middle and planting meadow flower seeds. The latter is going to take several weekends because I'm NOT going to be gung ho about it and try to do it all in an hour. First of all, though, I need to make sure I've got the seeds!
In the afternoon, I played some more R&C:RA. I'm getting used to switching between weapons and using them strategically. I particularly like the one that electrocutes several enemies at once. There are also some interesting ones in the shop that I just haven't got enough cash to purchase. I started on 45%, so I must be past half-way by now. One of the sidequests is to collect some treats for a dragon, whilst flying ON the dragon - but it's a real pain to steer. I think it will have to remain hungry. At the end of one of the battles, I couldn't get the next bit to trigger. I thought I was missing something so tried jumping off the platform, which ended in a death and the next bit triggering automatically. Something similar happened in a previous battle, so I think there's a bit of a glitch somewhere.
On telly, we watched a couple of episodes of The Traitors, Australia and Dancing on Ice. A traitor I really didn't like got their comeuppance, and the judges on DoI seemed to be watching a different set of performances to me - but the right person left.
So, a really full day, which means I feel very rested and ready for another working week :)
The reading in church was the start of John's Gospel - 'In the beginning was the Word...'. We were asked to discuss what part of the reading had jumped out for us. It's such a familiar reading that it's hard to actually listen to it! The person I was sitting next to quoted, 'he came to his own but his own did not know him,' and we chatted about how the Church remains silent on injustice - specifically around Israel/Palestine, which they know a lot about. They said Palestinian Christians tend to be wealthier and better educated, so they're more likely to leave. And on reflection, what's more uncomfortable than being a minority within a minority? If you can get out, you're going to.
When I got home, the husband was having a nap so I took advantage of the opportunity to do a bit of tidying up in the garden. The son appreciated me sweeping the damp leaves off the steps :D My three brave little snowdrops are fully open, now - they are such darling little flowers. For consideration this year is moving the camellia back into the shady corner - it didn't bloom at all last year, which I think is a combination of being in a pot and out of constant shade, even though the 'sunlight' is literally tiny streaks through the gaps in the fence. It'll mean moving my miniature rose but that would probably appreciate more sun than it's getting. Also, a couple of the shrubs that are currently in pots could move into the 'bed' that runs down the side of the steps because there's a big space that just gets filled with weeds every year.
A couple of definites are a new solar fountain - the old one lasted 3 years, which is pretty good - and digging up the grass/moss/weeds in the middle and planting meadow flower seeds. The latter is going to take several weekends because I'm NOT going to be gung ho about it and try to do it all in an hour. First of all, though, I need to make sure I've got the seeds!
In the afternoon, I played some more R&C:RA. I'm getting used to switching between weapons and using them strategically. I particularly like the one that electrocutes several enemies at once. There are also some interesting ones in the shop that I just haven't got enough cash to purchase. I started on 45%, so I must be past half-way by now. One of the sidequests is to collect some treats for a dragon, whilst flying ON the dragon - but it's a real pain to steer. I think it will have to remain hungry. At the end of one of the battles, I couldn't get the next bit to trigger. I thought I was missing something so tried jumping off the platform, which ended in a death and the next bit triggering automatically. Something similar happened in a previous battle, so I think there's a bit of a glitch somewhere.
On telly, we watched a couple of episodes of The Traitors, Australia and Dancing on Ice. A traitor I really didn't like got their comeuppance, and the judges on DoI seemed to be watching a different set of performances to me - but the right person left.
So, a really full day, which means I feel very rested and ready for another working week :)
