[Magdalen] How's everyone?

[Rick Mashburn]

It's been great to hear from so many people. I think we too often forget
that this is supposed to be a community and we need to share our daily
lives with one another. At least from time to time. So, it's great to hear
about the good, the not-so-good, the successes and challenges that you all
have shared today.

Alex and I are trying to figure out what to do for our third anniversay.
It's hard to believe that so much time has already passed since we loaded
up and drove to Santa Fe. We were married there on May 19, 2015. (Our
church ceremoney was six months later at St. Paul's San Antonio.)

Alex is gearing up for finals week at St. George Episcopal School. His 6th
and 7th graders have worked really hard on Spanish this year and they are
all getting really ready for a break. My job at USAA continues to
push/pull/stretch me in ways I never imagined. But, I feel really good
about my future there. I'm very grateful for the opporunity and plan to
retire from there in another 10-12 years.

Our big focus right now is our impending trip to Europe. We leave San
Antonio on June 8. We will be in London from June 9 to 14 and in the
Cotswolds from June 14 to 16. We travel to Cascais (suburb of Lisbon) on
June 16. On June 23, we get our rental car and drive from Lisbon down to
the Algarve coast of Portugal then on to Spain. We will be in Seville for 3
nights and Granada for 2 nights. For our London stay, we found a lovely
1-bedroom flat in Pimlico on Airbnb and an indulgent country-house hotel in
Tetbury for our time in the Cotswolds. We are staying with a group of 7
friends in a large house in Cascais during our week there we're looking at
other Airbnb properties for our time in Spain. We are both so excited to
make this trip! (Travel tips are requested for any stage of our journey!)

On a scarier note, Malcolm and I had a very unfortunate experience last
week. Those of you on Facebook will have already heard about this. We were
attacked by a swarm of bees while I took him for his afternoon walk last
Thursday. They were all over both of us as we tried to make our way back to
our house. We were both stung multiple times but thankfully neither of us
had a severe allergic reaction. I still have knots in my neck and earlobes
where I was stung. Malcolm was stung in his mouth because he was trying to
fight back the only way he knew how. Thankfully, his vet and my doc tell me
we're both going to be ok. But, the attack was like being in a horror
movie!!!

I hope you don't mind such a long post. I know I don't participate as much
as I have in the past but this place still matters a great deal to me and
you folks are still important. I'm sorry the timing didn't work our for a
listmeet during our European trip but hopefully something will work out in
the near future.

Peace, Rick
San Antonio


On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 8:08 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Age is just a number.  And I’ve been very very fortunate.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Eleanor Braun
> Sent: May 10, 2018 5:27 PM
> To: Magdalen
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How's everyone?
>
> Marion -- most impressive for a nearly 80-yo.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 5:16 PM, Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I’m slugging away in Port Hope as a Warden and all that comes with that.
> > Also sing in the choir, man the office one morning a week, produce the
> > weekly Cat’s Meow what’s-happening to be slipped in to the bulletin,
> > maintain the readers rota, attend morning prayer three mornings a week
> and
> > centering prayer once a week, do the PoP at the weekly mass, and anything
> > else that comes by.
> >
> > Otherwise, each week I go to the Food Bank at my previous church in
> Oshawa
> > to help with that.  The Marion Singers are still active and I drive into
> > the big city to rehearse each week; we have a concert on average once a
> > month.  The next one in a couple of weeks is way the hell and gone on the
> > other side of Toronto.  These several-hour  long distance hauls home
> again
> > to Port Hope are ceasing to be fun, but I tell myself that at least I
> don’t
> > have to preach the next day (but that’s more a sorrow than a plus).  I am
> > giving more and more thought to ‘retiring’ from that on my 80th birthday
> in
> > October.  It’s been a  good run.
> >
> > April was a differently busy month that started with my weekly visits to
> > Jim in palliative.  Then he was suddenly hit with a pneumonia-type
> > infection that took him away after a week of 24-7 with his two daughters.
> > The time before the funeral was a blur of emails and renewed contacts
> from
> > all over the place and breathed life into a number of old friendships
> that
> > had fallen by the wayside over time.  But you all know how that goes.
> >
> > Finally the weather is better and the garden has come to life. Last week
> I
> > gave myself a treat.  Two young men created a properly- done water
> feature
> > and I am now delighted to have a stream curving downhill over numerous
> > drops.  It’s busy and noisy and wonderful  as it descends to its pondless
> > finish that does actually have shallow water on it.  Lots of boulders and
> > mossy log accents.  It’s a total thrill.  Talk about the living waters!
> >
> > My granddaughter is expecting in July so that will make me a Great Gran.
> > How did that happen?!
> >
> > So that’s some of what I’m up to.
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >
> > From: Christopher Hart
> > Sent: May 10, 2018 12:38 PM
> > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How's everyone?
> >
> > Meg,
> >
> > In addition to all that other stuff, aren't you a Deputy to General
> > Convention too? If so, I look forward to reconnecting there.
> >
> > This, of course, reminds me that it's none too soon to start asking who
> > else might show up​ in Austin.
> >
> > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Meg Wagner <revmegwagner at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On 09/05/2018 17:58, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> > > > Anyway, I thought we might resume conversation in the pub with
> ordinary
> > > > things.  So, what's up with the rest of us?
> > >
> > > Lots going on here in Iowa  - busy with both of my church jobs these
> > days.
> > > Working 30+ hours a week for my diocesan staff position and 20+ hours
> as
> > > priest in charge of Grace, Cedar Rapids. Not a sustainable schedule for
> > > much longer. But my diocesan job includes responsibility for a new
> > mission
> > > start, Beloved Community Initiative (www.becomingbelovedcommunity.org
> <
> > > https://becomingbelovedcommunity.org/>) that I am really excited to be
> > > working on. We received a grant from the TEC church planting
> initiative -
> > > GENESIS and are now up and running!
> > >
> > > On the home front, both my boys will graduate this year - one from high
> > > school and one from college. The oldest is going on lots of interviews
> to
> > > be a high school or junior high choir teacher and the youngest is
> headed
> > > off to University of Northern Iowa to major in history education. Lots
> to
> > > celebrate and give thanks for :-)
> > >
> > > Blessings,
> > > Meg+
> > >
> > > The Rev. Meg Wagner
> > > Iowa City, Iowa
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
> > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > Twitter: @cervus51
> >
> >
>
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