John and Denise and family came over from Worcester for a spot of sledging down the new landscaping. We had a few challenges! The slope down to the north of the Abbey needs to level out a bit more gently for it to be ideal, as it caused quite a few runs to come to an abrupt halt. And the snow needs to be a bit deeper to cushion the lumps of bare earth; my coccyx is feeling the effects! And their marvellously excitable dog Virginia Woof was running in front of the toboggan and biting our boots, only narrowly avoiding being run over, which was a little off-putting! All rounded off with a cup of tea or other beverage of choice.
Just before tea, a blue tit appeared at the top of one of the refectory windows. I was surprised to see it, as it is a garden rather than a farmland bird, and there are no peanut feeders here. It hovered briefly as if confused, before visiting the corners, presumably for some foodstuff. A few seconds later, it re-entered stage right and zoomed at the boiler shed, took evasive action by cornering impressively, and cornered again to disappear round the side.
Between September 2010 and September 2011, I lived alongside an Anglican Benedictine community of monks and nuns. In November 2010, we moved from Broad Marston Manor near Evesham to Mucknell Abbey, a new eco-monastery near Worcester. This blog was about things that I observed and things that interested me. I have now stopped writing it. Thank you to all who were also interested.
PS. Temperatures in Pershore fell to -19.2 °C last night, and were already down to -17.2 °C by 8pm tonight. Sacré bleu!
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