Bright skies, gentle breezes and gaggles of cheerful pilgrims passing the gate. Bob sits on his stump seat and provides the inhabitants of The Rickety Old Farmhouse with a sure fire first line of defence.
His sister takes a less strenuous approach and basks in the morning sunshine.
'The Font' heads off to resolve some 'problems' at the wee house in Scotland.
At 8:35 the ladies of the women's cooperative arrive to continue with their decorating efforts. Two of them put up scaffolding while four chew tobacco and paint beams in the downstairs bedrooms. They talk constantly. The PONs find that much high speed charging up and down stairs is required. Bifurcated guarding.
The ladies of the Women Cooperative follow strange hours. They work until noon, take a three hour lunch break, return and then work solidly through to 8:00 when they abruptly disappear. They may return tomorrow if 'things work out'. Angus is not told what needs to be worked out so is none the wiser as to whether they'll be here.
The PONs stay on guard until the sun has set.
In Scotland 'The Font' pops into the wonderful local bookstore where James Comey's new book is being unpacked. Perfect reading material when facing dinner alone in a noisy restaurant surrounded by students. A half bottle of unexceptional white wine a palliative for the long journey.
Wednesday morning esoterica. A Texan Godson was the first to draw my attention to the view that American foreign policy is shaped on religious lines. We are apparently in a Scots-Irish Calvinist phase as described here : https://www.firstthings.com/article/2018/05/the-theology-of-foreign-policy
and challenged here
: https://providencemag.com/2018/04/part-1-protestant-roots-of-usa-foreign-policy-divisions/
10 comments:
Hoping the problems in Scotland are easily resolved.
But what a relief to see the honest word 'problems' used rather than the near ubiquitous 'issues'!
Hari OM
I too trust that the 'problems' are but nuisance value... and looking forward to digging into those articles with my morning cuppa. YAM xx
It sounds like the Font has her hands full with two houses undergoing renovation. The problem must be serious, if it outweighed leaving the Women's Cooperative unsupervised (not counting Bob's efforts).
Thank goodness we can rely on Bob to keep an eye on things.
It sounds as though the Women's Cooperative are working Spanish hours. Here most places close down at 1:30 p.m. - take a three hour lunch break - and then return to work until 8 p.m. ! At least the supermarkets now stay open all afternoon, and until around 9:30 at night.
Nothing like utilities who don't/can't change e-mail addresses (from the previous owners old ones) and who then cut of power/water/gas when bills don't get paid.
Chewing tobacco? I hope they brought a spittoon ��
Hard for me to believe that we (US) actually have a foreign "policy" these days. Those new garage doors make such a difference to the appearance of the ROF.
Those two articles were absolutely fascinating. I especially like the comment at the end of the second that today's supposedly secular policy is actually a mosaic of theological beliefs.
Interesting articles, although both publications struck me as what I'd categorize as theology-right.
To counter the new Comey myth, it helps to read Charlie Pierce, who writes for Esquire.
The light in this photo is exquisite!
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