[Magdalen] How's everyone?

Fri May 11 14:08:34 UTC 2018

I'm on another soul-killing project that ends Wednesday midday. Cancels all
else until then.

On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 1:45 AM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA