 |
| I had to spring into my car very early this morning and head to Himatangi. |
I was on the road by 6.30am and arrived around 8.20am - using Prowse speed.
The grass had really taken off - much faster than Prowse speed.
I've hired a guy who is going to sort things out so we can eventually sell the place.
Big job.
* * *
 |
| When I started school in 1957, the nuns dressed something like this. |
Nuns in the Society of Mary always had Mary in their name. For example, Sister Mary Joachim.
 |
| The actress who played Sister Mary Joachim in the film 'The Youth of Saint Robert'. |
At Saint Vincent de Paul Primary, in 1957, the two teachers were Sister Mary and Sister Emilion. I want to stress, for that very old blogger Peter the Curmudgeon, that they were never called Sister Mary Mary and Sister Mary Emilion.
NEVER!
Sister Mary was Irish and Sister Emilion was Australian.
Sister Mary was certainly not the nicest person I have met in my life.
CERTAINLY NOT!
Peter the Curmudgeon has made a lot of noise lately about Sister Mary's name being wrong. I'm surprised at his confidence in being correct when, at this time, it was rare for him to step outside Newtown.
.jpg) |
| The actress who played Sister Mary in the film 'The Youth of Saint Robert'. |
It must be remembered too that Saint Robert's early life happened before Peter the Curmudgeon started stealing communion hosts.
Sister Mary was a bossy old tart who could have gone on to become Pope Mary I, the first woman pope. In reality, she didn't.
9 commenti:
I notice that the nuns very sensibly stood on solid concrete steps instead of a staircase where someone (a young Richard for example) could have stood beneath to look up their skirts.
spring
I wonder why Sister Mary Emilion took that name?
Was she a wine drinker - indeed, a connoisseur?
I also wonder if there were any nuns named Sister Mary Pauillac, Sister Mary Margaux, Sister Mary Estephe, Sister Mary Graves etc.?
You might be interested in this chat up line that old Vince used to use on the crumpet when he was younger:
“The kingdom of God is peace in the Holy Spirit; He will reign in you if your heart is at peace. So, be at peace, Mademoiselle, and you will honour in a sovereign way the God of peace and love.”
― St. Vincent de Paul
Maybe it didn't work and he didn't get any which is why he took up chastity and became a saint.
But why wasn't he called St. Vincent of the Very Clean Testicles?
He was.
The Dictionary.com says this:
Vincent de Paul
[ vin-suhnt duh-pawl; French van-sahnduh-pawl
noun
Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid poor people.
Noted also for having extremely clean testicles which was of great benefit in his campaign for sanctification.
I'm pleased that you've contracted someone to keep on top of the maintenance situation in Himatangi. It must be a bugger trying to do that at a distance.
Good luck with the sale. It'll be a load off both of your minds.
Thanks. A bit to do yet though.
Like move that old derelict car left in the weeds?
Posta un commento