What is a Shrove? February 21, 2012

It’s a Shrove Tuesday! Also known as Pancake Day.  Also known as ( and I didn’t make the connection until today) Mardi Gras.

So I guess everyone knows that it’s the start of Lent but what I was wondering today was ‘What does Shrove mean?’  Really – Do you know?  If you do I’m very impressed.  When I start wondering something like that I have to find out.

Well, the best I can come up with is this description: A shrove is a confession and the word still lives today in the word shrift (to give someone short shrift)

So today is Confessional Tuesday. A chance to purge yourself of your sins before entering the period of Lent.

Don’t you feel better for knowing that?

I’m a spiritual person but not a religious person. However in the spirit of the occaision here is my confession.

• I’m naturally greedy especially around chocolate ( gimme NOW!)
• I have aggressive feelings towards people who only want things from me (which today has been everyone grrrrr)
• I am jealous of people who are more financially secure than me (which is almost everybody)

Now, with a clear conscience I’m off to enjoy my pancakes.

Good things….. February 12, 2012

Aaaaaaaargh!

Do I have your attention?  Good! Because I feel like I’m teetering on the edge of a great pool of despair and I’m about to fall in.

It’s been such a busy week and I am tired.  Being tired always makes me so grumpy.  I also know that a ‘friend’ wants to ‘talk’ to me and you know that any talk in inverted commas is never a good talk.   Today, for the first time in a couple of days I’ll be seeing my (senile) Father in Law (http://thedementiadiary.wordpress.com/), which because I am tired will be a struggle.  I have to keep patient. We’re taking him to my Mum’s which should help; A problem shared and all that!

 

So I’m looking now for a couple of positives to see me through the day and I’ve come up with a couple.

The first is dinner cooked by my mum.  I don’t think there’s many people in the world who don’t love their mum’s cooking (except my kids who have weird eating habits but that’s another story) and I am no exception.

The other is this post that I’ve just found http://chittlechattle.wordpress.com/a-collage-a-day/

It’s half term so the kids are at home.  My work is reduced during the holidays so I’ll be looking for creative ideas to share and do with my children, and this really inspired me.  I’m looking forward to doing some similar things.

Right off I go now into the day………..