Tie One On!

Just off to sewing club - I missed it last week [complicated pastoral crisis involving the Rector and Frozen Pizzas, but that is another story!] The girls want to make aprons now, some for themselves, some to use as charity fundraisers.

Found this useful idea on the net, last night, which involves using a mixture of prints and fabrics. This is obviously Very Good for those of us who are Thrifty and want to use up our stash, and not spend any money unnecessarily.

This morning I went through the stash and found some green stuff - that IKEA £5 quilt cover again [which has already made loads of bags, pencil rolls and juggling sets] and assembled this one.

I have spent the afternoon sorting out bits and pieces so the girls can start putting their aprons together later.

It will be a long evening - Sewing club and then a Church Meeting. Bob is away at his annual Ministers' Conference in Derbyshire, and returning briefly for the meeting. He has been rushing round for the last few days trying to fit in loads of tasks and prepare for Sunday, [Harvest] knowing that he will be away for 2½days this week. There is some corollary of Murphy's Law that says "If there are two or more church people in hospital, they will be in different hospitals - thus complicating the process of Pastoral Visiting"

In some parts of the country, spouses get to go to their Regional Ministers' Conference, and when we were in London, it was something I really looked forward to each year. My Dad came and looked after the girls, and I got to listen to great preaching, discuss theology, meet up with friends and have my meals cooked for me! I have been muttering about the injustice of the East Midlands Approach for years now, but I don't see any signs of change. I'll just have to make do with listening to the recordings of the sessions when Bob gets back! After all, I Corinthians 14: 35 says "If [women] want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home" . Mind you, I am not sure how that applies to Lady Ministers going to the Conference without their spouses!