The Last Post: Happy Easter!

I have mud under my feet (a LOT of mud), but the weather has cleared to fine sunshine, though still cold. Our Easter eucharist was last night, with the New Fire lit and the Resurrection proclaimed. I have walked through the woods, with primroses and wild daffodils and the first signs of wild garlic all around me. I have been sitting at the top of Ten Acre Field with skylarks singing overhead. Tomorrow I shall return to the sorting and disposing and packing. Less than 60 days remain now. For the moment, we have Easter celebrations, rib of beef for lunch with eighteen people.

This is my last post on this blog. Thanks for reading. There will be a new blog from the waterways sometime in the future, but for now, this is it.

Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia!

Holy Saturday

At Sheldon. The rain is pretty well continuous now, but the signs of Spring are more evident than further north. There are daffodils and pink camellias in bloom. There may soon be cherry blossom. But it is still cold. We have greased the field gate latches and hinges; put preservative on the greenhouse shelves; cleaned the mud off the tractor; prepared a mailing of 1400 leaflets to supporters; and done all the Holy Week ceremonies as well. On Good Friday we took the life size cross to the mound in the Barn Field, and three strong men erected it, hammering it into place, while the Passion was read in drizzling rain. Today we rest, as our Lord rested in the tomb.