Edited by Patricia Stammers, Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 17:32
The home of the first Prime Minister is exhibiting a collection of 'old masters'. Velazquez and Rembrandt are represented but I will be surprised if major works are on show. I am looking forward to the visit nonetheless. Of course I'll be taking a notebook and a sketchpad.
Went to chapel this morning. The sermon was about Christ's ascension i.e. worrying about where to go when the world ends! The EMA and the state of my vegetable garden's enough for me.
P.S. Went to Bible Study. There were six of us and we read aloud in turn verses 1 - 21 of Judges, Chapter 7 about Gideon. His lot were in the mountains and the baddy Midianites by whom they were outnumbered bigtime were on the plane. Apparently Gideon ordered his chaps to break the pots ( containing lighted candles ) he had given them and blow trumpets. The damage, done within sight and sound of the Midianite tents was enough to ... 'scare the lights out of them' ?
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The home of the first Prime Minister is exhibiting a collection of 'old masters'. Velazquez and Rembrandt are represented but I will be surprised if major works are on show. I am looking forward to the visit nonetheless. Of course I'll be taking a notebook and a sketchpad.
Went to chapel this morning. The sermon was about Christ's ascension i.e. worrying about where to go when the world ends! The EMA and the state of my vegetable garden's enough for me.
P.S. Went to Bible Study. There were six of us and we read aloud in turn verses 1 - 21 of Judges, Chapter 7 about Gideon. His lot were in the mountains and the baddy Midianites by whom they were outnumbered bigtime were on the plane. Apparently Gideon ordered his chaps to break the pots ( containing lighted candles ) he had given them and blow trumpets. The damage, done within sight and sound of the Midianite tents was enough to ... 'scare the lights out of them' ?
A fanciful tale with dramatic possibilites ...