LAST NIGHT IN QUARANTINE 14/14 last night for blog

Packing up to return to Hamilton, I do not think that I really understand the closed down nature of all the communities. I need to experience it with Tanya giving instructions in my ear.
I have internet and cable hooked up Wednesday. and my car gets an oil change on Friday, my exciting entertainment for this week.......   .........     oh boy is this ever going to be a test
Thanks to everyone who takes a peek at this blog, I hope it has some information, some craziness, some boring stuff, and perhaps a laugh of two. HAVE A GOOD SUMMER!!!!!

He has risen indeed, alleluia! 13/14

Service from Christ Church Cathedral with Bishop Susan and the Primate Linda Nichols, well done.
I exchanged Easter Greetings with several in Ghana, Bishop Abraham is well and staying home on orders from the President. They seemed to be in a waiting pattern as to what comes next with the virus.

Resurrection cross from Trinity.St. Paul Port Credit

And a nice Easter Bunny visit.from next door

Holy Saturday 12/14

I got a call today from the Dean in Wiawso where I was assigned to the cathedral. He says that so far there have not had any virus. Great news! I hope it stays negative. Life there is continuing as a result. School and church are closed so kids are bored and parents are at their wits end I would think. I miss everyone but I needed to do what I needed to do. Hopefully I can return in November.
I am counting the hours till I get out.    Can’t wait

9/14. The days are marching on

its Holy Week, can’t believe it! Usually as a priest, worrying about having a study in Holy Week, the Blessing of oils at the cathedral and reaffirm ordination vows, washing of feet followed by the question by Jesus “you could not stay awake” in the garden, then Good Friday remembering the walk down  the Via Delarosa to the Place of the Skull when the curtain ripped from top to bottom, trying to put some words together to celebrate HE WAS RISEN!!!!
In real terms this year the topics this week consists of food, tv, Internet, reading, knitting and looking out the window. The 14 days forces me to think more intensely what do each of the days in Holy Week mean to me above and beyond the frantic nature of being the priest organizing for others.
I think that is the big take-away from the shut down of my life, what does different aspects of life mean to me.   wow... big discovery to be letting this time away from regular life lead me to self reflection mmm very interesting

8/14. Of quarantine

Bored, knitting, eating, not much more

So busy, forgot to blog. . Oopsy 7/14

What can I say, it was Palm Sunday, being a priest... busy on this special day when Jesus was celebrated far and wide which caused great nervousness with the powers that be.
 I did remember another Easter week that was unusual.
I was in India, Easter week in 1990. I sat through a series for Holy Week on board benches (really rough on the butt) thinking I needed to suffer to appreciate Easter. My friend Dr Beverley Booth ( a paediatric nephrologist from UCLA ) working at Christian Medical Centre where I was,  we had planned to travel on Good Friday up into the Himalaya Mtns to celebrate Easter. We stayed with theCoordinator  of the Presbyterian missionaries in India, Beverley was working under him.
Easter morning comes and no Eucharist. WHAT says I! He says “you Anglicans and the Eucharist”
Many of the Protestant denominations had joined to form the Church of North India ( cheaper to manage administration) The clergy at this church was presby and he announced there would be Eucharist next Sunday. I was going to be back at CMC so he just shrugged.
 So in my remembering of that Easter this year will join my very unusual Easters
On another topic, I feel well, bored but I got some knitting yesterday so I will plod along while watching CNN for their dissection of the situation in the world.
I pray everyone stays well.

Update on 5/14

My bag was found and delivered to Hamilton, yea yea yea

It’s only 9c ..... very cold on day 5/14

So solved the cold feet issue .... sucky socks to the rescue

4/14

When having a shower is the highlight of one’s day, a little sad.

Day 3/14

Well, practical tasks of life moved to the top of the to-do list,laundry, dishes, make the bed
I had to buy a new cord for the computer while away which resulted with its plug not appropriate for Canada... needed an adapter but I am in quarantine, so I found one at Staples and Arthur offered to pick it up.   Perfect adapter, works like a charm.

                                                                   

  To this

Day 2/14

Eating foods I have not tasted for months is very delicious. Watching tv programs on cable, salad as part of meals (I do not eat salad when away), so far boredom has not set in but it is only day 2.