It was British policy in the 18th century to support every colony with the establishment of a Church of England.
The government agency responsible for this policy was called The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts or more commonly, the SPG.
The story of All Saints Anglican Church begins when Rev. Dr. Samuel Cooke is sent by the SPG to Saint John, NB in 1785.
In 1788 the Church opened its doors to all denominations as a place of worship. The first resident clergyman, Rev. Samuel Andrews, served the community between 1786 and 1818.
Considering it was a dark and rainy day that we had decreed a "jama" day or “hygge,” a Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” Pronounced “hoo-guh,” the word is said to have no direct translation in English, though “cozy” comes close, we got a lot accomplished. Just lots of this and that but many items checked off our lists.
John worked on his new tablet, worked out, watched golf and Coronation St. I watched some MKR Australia.
Tidied up the freezer, some laundry, and played with my new e-reader getting library app installed etc. Why do they have to change the charger every time we buy a newer version? It was perfect before, both our phones and readers took the same cord now our phones are different to my tablet and John's new bigger tablet (to replece his laptop when travelling).
I made our final hotel reservation for our May trip.
Settled in on our bed for the afternoon doing some of the above.
Also it is still John's birthday week, the real day being Sunday.
Interesting movies this week. White Boy Rick premiered at TIFF.
John attended the first aid course offered in our building and I met a friend for coffee before heading downtown to return that backpack I bought on a whim last week.
Such pretty flowers in our lobby, hopefully, a harbinger of spring???
This sauce was great and will be a go to for other dishes.
This beef that was on sale for $9 made six meals! A pretty good deal.
Another interesting movie...
Wednesday
ABC Wednesday
We went downtown to upgrade our phones and then got some euros for our upcoming trip.
The rest of the day was spent playing with our phones and working on our itinerary.
First photo with camera!
We had been going for burgers at lunch but then decided to have them for dinner instead.
Thursday
Thursday Doors
A Photo a Week
I had intended to go to the Textile Museum but first there was an issue on the University subway line that would have been the closest. So I took the Yonge line but then decided it was too cold to walk over to the museum. Instead I went to the library to see if there were any interesting travel books worth borrowing.
John went to pick up our rings which turned out beautifully. Then he had a late lunch with a friend, a former physio therapist.
I had planned to go for groceries and instead got an invite to lunch with my cousin who has just started a new job downtown. We had a good time catching up and both enjoyed a bowl from the Raw Bar, which I forgot to take a picture.
Groceries done and home to some chores.
It felt more like winter than April! Freezing rain in the forecast so a good day to spend at home.
John made flat whites for us. My favourite type of coffee at Starbucks. They were good and didn't come with that steep price tag.
We fell in love with these in Australia.
Steak, baked potatoes and broccoli for dinner.
BOOKS
There was reading of a different sort this week.
We are both learning the new features on our phones. Also had to get the library application up and running on our phones.
And I have read many travel articles getting our itinerary settled for May.
I did manage to start a book to test out the library app. The Kennedy Debutante
tells the story of Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy ( February 20, 1920 – May 13, 1948) sister of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
And I am currently binging out on My Kitchen Rules Australia Season 10!!
This is my grandmother as a child. She was born in 1907 in Dublin and I would guess she is about 6 here??? 1913????
This is the 1911 census showing her as 4 years old,
Mary V is my grandmother but she always went by the name Veronica or Vonnie.
Those shoes look very chunky.
This photo was printed on a post card. I can read the word Dublin in the corner but can't read the name of the photographer. The numbers below appear to be 105.
Description: This monumental 32-storey mural - one of the tallest in the world - depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes and wrapping around the building to pay tribute to a previous fire in the building and promote a feeling of soaring and positivity.
On September 16, 2016 (B.B. King’s Birthday) Reflections Monuments unveiled a $15,000.00 Black Marble Memorial (IN MEMORY OF THE LEGENDARY RILEY B. KING.) The Monument will be the only memorial that will be displayed at B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale Street in Memphis.
