How is that for a Feast Name!
This page from OCA explains the derivation of the Feast:
Because of the illnesses that occur in August, it was customary, in former times, to carry the Venerable Wood of the Cross through the streets and squares of Constantinople for the sanctification of the city, and for relief from sickness. [...]
Is how I feel today: a very sore throat and a light head. It will be a day mostly spent in bed, with my wonderful WISE book, which I am greatly enjoying reading: thank you Tracy! Since discovering the history and the prayers of the Celtic Christians, they have always pulled at a [...]
The hilarious current show of Australian comedienne Judith Lucy. I can’t recall the last time I have laughed so hard, and for so long.
The name of the show comes from the fact she was sacked from a commerical radio station after a very public fall in ratings. She may not be suited to [...]
Story here.
Very exciting news: I love looking at prayer books, and those from many, many years ago in particular fascinate me. I love looking at the workmanship: such detail and such beauty: and can only imagine what it would be like to pray with one of them. I saw the Book of Kells [...]
Photos here.
What a wonderful outback town: I truly enjoyed my week spent there — due in a large part to the wonderful people I was staying and travelling with. But Charleville itself has a real charm about it: I love the wide, wide streets and just “the look” of country Australian towns. They [...]
Very Hound of the Baskervilles driving home tonight: a deep fog had closed in. I do love the fog, though: the deep fogs and chill-in-the-air down here will be something I miss when I move. Yes, I am on the move again. My lease expires in about a month and after six [...]
As well as the shipmeet, I had a great time visiting friends and seeing the sights of Brisbane: photos can be seen here.
It was great to catch up and spend a few days with a friend originally from Sydney and her fiancé. We spent the day visiting the musem and walking around the city, [...]
Continues well, thanks be to God.
In fact: it continues very well. I’ve discovered that I am likeable. An odd realisation perhaps, but after a most wondrous holiday with wonderful people, and a few comments from friends down here, I’ve finally realised that I am likeable. And more than that: some people do [...]
Fantastic photos of the outback from fellow wiblogger Unordered: including one of an underground Orthodox Church. I can’t recall the town at present, but there is a town in Oz with a great number of underground buildings, built so residents can escape the heat — not sure if the church is in that town, [...]
While away and using a friend’s laptop, I discovered the Firefox add-in for AccuWeather: it has now been installed on my PC. The description above comes from Tuesday night’s forecast for down here: it gave me a laugh.
On weather and terms, I recall a Canadian friend being amused at the way we used fine [...]