Shrove Tuesday

I went to Emmanuel this evening for my pancakes.   The church youth ran the event and it was in aid of their summer camp.   I took my own lemon and sugar, Americans haven't heard of that on pancakes.   But I did have a helping of crispy bacon as well.

Everyone was asked to bring their palm crosses from last year - but I, predictably, forgot, it is still pinned on my notice board.   Then they were burned to provide the ashes for tomorrow's Ash Wednesday service.

I couldn't focus this very well, but you get the idea.

I was out and about early this morning because I thought it was the Kiwanis' bake sale, but the schools - and therefore the Senior Centre as well - were closed because of the bad weather. 

There was still quite a bit of snow about, but I got around town all right on my errands.   The sun was out all day and when I looked outside later in the afternoon it had practically all gone,

In the news...........

We've all smiled haven't we, at litigious Americans and their lawsuits, but this spoiled kid takes them to a whole new level.   Basically, there was a teenage/parent meltdown because her parents didn't like, or approve of her boyfriend.   I've never had a teenage daughter but I am sure this is a scenario that plays out in millions of homes, on both sides of the Atlantic.   Kids are told to toe the line, follow the rules, that's what responsible parents do, and with all their life experience they are in a far better position to know what is right for their kids.

But this kid left home, alleging that her parents threw her out.  I suspect the sub text was 'give up the boyfriend or else'.   So she moves out and leaves this charming voice mail for her parents -

 

Anyway, the judge recognised that to allow this kid to sue her parents is going to open a whole tsunami of law suits from aggrieved kids who don't want to follow the rules.  He said there will be kids demanding iPads, then suing their parents if they don't get them.   There is going to be another hearing though at the end of April.    Watch this space..............

I've not felt all that well today, I have got the headache back at the base of my skull.  It is worse than migraine because migraine responds to medication, but this doesn't.   I have just been lying on a hot water bottle.   I hope it doesn't last too long.