Should have taken flowers
Earlier today I did a little driving. More than I normally do here and yet, at home, it would seem only a spin! That’s the difference between home and away…
2018
Bookends
I had an interesting day – following a dodgy start (as mentioned already!) as I was “on duty” here in the parish. I had two things arranged for today, apart…
Bad with the good
As I wrote a few lines around the last day or so, I omitted saying that I was feeling a bit sick! I suppose there’s a desire to be up-beat…
Paying the ferryman!
To take me to the other side! Crossed the water last night from NY to NJ to visit Joe and Elizabeth Walsh and their son. Always a lovely home to…
Chatted a-while
Yesterday I met a couple here in Rockville Centre that I first met twenty-one years ago when I came to St Patrick”s Parish in Huntington. I met them in Huntington…
Must be holidays!
I was at the cinema twice this week. Mentioned the first visit in an earlier post when, in Virginia, I went to see “Won’t you be my neigbour” – the…
A Quiet Place
Oh, for a quiet place Where do I find a quiet place to spend some time with the Lord? Is there a monastery or an island that I can escape…
Bus to Boardwalk
On Monday morning I took a bus to Vienna (Virginia) to meet my aunt who had come to stay with our mutual friends Jeanie and Corky. The bus ride was…
Wind in The Willows
Last Sunday I used the song “Wind in the Willows” at Mass. Those from home know that it’s a regular of mine. Somehow over the years I seem to have…
Are you the same….
I met a lady after Mass on Sunday evening in Rockville Centre. She spoke to me about the Mass we had just celebrated and welcomed me to the parish. Then,…