Sophie wanders into the newly ploughed field to search for an early morning pre-breakfast snack. Despite her best efforts there are no decapitated voles or badger poo to be found today.
Madame Bay and the ladies of the Beautiful Bye Ways Committee are at the church early. Every year they set up the Christmas Crib in front of the altar on (or around) December 20th. They then lock up the church and only return when the festive season is over. In the meantime the Crib and its lights shine away in an empty and bolted church. How scary is that ? This has been a village tradition ever since the last curate left in 1957. Madame Bay says it '' makes the church feel loved ".
6 comments:
Bob does look super duper pleased like all brothers - it must be a universal need to brass off your sister.
That is a truly weird tradition that the ladies of the parish undertake each year.
Are there no Christmas services at all at the village church?
That is a very ... odd church tradition.
Bob looks to me as if he's doing his version of canine Henry Higgins, being stuffy and superior. With just a touch of "Who, me?"
I love the story about the church! V. weird.
I rather like that church tradition. I think Bob, being the gent, is just warming up Sophies spot for her. Poor misunderstood chap!
x
Hari OM
Scary? No... rather sad? Yes. YAM xx
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