Communion Weekend

It was a busy weekend as it was Autumn Communions at our Church.  The Kirk session was opened on Thursday night where Gerard and I met with the Minister and the Church Elders to profess our faith and become communicant members of the Congregation.  We are now members of the Church of Scotland.  We have enjoyed the services and the wonderful fellowship throughout the weekend.  Everyone has been most welcoming and inclusive, which in its own way confirmed in our own minds that we had made the right decision to worship locally.  We have been going to the local Church since our arrival so it was a natural step to take Communion and indeed become members.  At this point maybe I should just say that we have always been Church of England so we didn't take our decision lightly.  There have been some differences but at the end of the day it is the same God and that is all that matters.  The weekend has brought a new and refreshed enthusiasm, a thirst for knowledge which has been lacking in recent years.

Last week on our trip to the metropolis of Stornoway we did the usual rounds of the charity shops.  I was looking for pudding bowls in readiness for making Christmas puddings.  I didn't have a lot of luck so my search continues.  I did however find a small glass bowl which will be useful for the festive period.

A real bargain at 50p.  I also found a small glass jug which is useful for cream and sauces, whatever the season.  Another bargain at 40p.

Gerard slipped in the bathroom a couple of weeks ago and dropped the soap dish breaking it.  Thankfully he was OK.  I did come across this beautiful shell, the perfect replacement for the bathroom, fitting the theme perfectly.  50p was its bargain price.

Finally, I always browse the patterns and managed to find some crochet patterns to add to my collection.

Each one 10p each.

We are training Mickey back to the floor, he has been a little cheeky of late loving the chairs and settling right into the cushions.  When he was told to get down he took the cushions with him, he is one clever dog.

Here he is in his bed using the chair cushion for his head, he has his own but still favours mine.

Our garden seems to be on the migration route for many birds, we have been inundated with flocks of Canadian Geese and Starlings.  It was at times looking out of the window like something out of the Alfred Hitchcock movie, The Birds.  Sadly the camera is never handy when you want it but I did manage to snap a couple of photos.

We are going to put our feet up today and take things easy, taking our time to reflect upon the events of  the last few days.  

As always your comments and support are always appreciated.  I am a little behind in my visits to you but ill be visiting as soon as I can.  Take care.

See you soon.