we finally taught our first workshop this weekend! it was exciting and fun. i was surprised as we were driving there that i really was genuinely excited to do something so out of my comfort zone. it turned out pretty well... but as always, there's room for improvement. the work is picking up and we have a few more workshops to finalize and teach. it's great.
here's what i love: yorkshire puddings.
here's what else i love: rivington.
rivington is a little lake just about 8 minutes away from our house by car. there are trails going all around it through some fields and woods. it was so pretty. i went this morning and took a sunday stroll. i saw a few picturesque families with the cutest little kids walking around the trails. i tried to discretely take pictures (after all, what's the point of something being picturesque if you don't take a picture of it?) of a few of them, but never succeeded. in the end, i just came away with some pictures of the fields and trees and two of myself done with self-time. (are you proud of me, family? :) at some points on the trail i felt like i was marianne dashwood as she comes over the hill and sees combe magna (willoughby's house, of course) and proceeds to very nearly die of a broken heart, only being saved by (of course) the man who truly loves her. however, i should clarify: the only part that i experienced was the coming over a hill and seeing a grand house bit. i wasn't rescued by the man who truly loves me and i didn't nearly die of a broken heart. but the view of the house was breathtaking.
this evening after church there was a gorgeous sunset. pink and blue. and we realized that we hadn't seen such a beautiful sunset since we've been here. then we realized why: we can count on one hand the number of days that we've seen the sun at all.
oh, to be in england.
5 comments:
wait! you stole my line! you already are in england.
the craziest thing happened to me today (though it doesn't compare with being rescued): i came out of church and there was a strange substance on my car. it was a little bit like snow, but it was liquid.
i think they call it "rain" or something.
but the real question is: did you see the moon?
from what i am hearing, i love rivington as well.
and i loved your reference to senes and sensibility. almost made me cry :)
Al,
Wow. That's all I have to say. And I have to agree with Jo, the reference to Sense and Sensibility almost made me cry too! Oh, I love it. I am so happy you are doing a blog. Oh and I don't know who anna is but do you see the moon? Last Friday was the full moon and it was beautiful!
I've got to go. I love you.
Hey do you have an address?
Mrs. Eliza
liza! the anna is jo of the anna variety :) and jo is jo of the ey variety. and yes the moon has been marvelous here. wow.
but jo you're wrong--
the real question is did anyone catch the eloise reference?
yeah that's what i thought. :)
here's what i love: allison.
here's what else i love: your blog!
of course, i caught the eloise reference! i love hearing every detail of your stay. you are sharing every detail, aren't you?
keep it up.
mum/mom
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