First Day of Autumn (not that you'd notice, it still feels like summer)

For most of the day I was convinced it was Tuesday, not Monday (this is what happens when you are old and confused and pushing 76).    I had sort of arranged to go to the movies with Pattisue to see 'Earth to Echo', and when she rang this afternoon my mind was very much in Tuesday mode, and I was mentally geared up to spend the evening baking, for Wednesday.   She put me right as to what day it was, but we decided to leave the movie for another day.

There's quite a bit of baking to do.   As well as the usual young people and assorted adults, there are Family Promise guests.   

This morning I was out and about doing my errands round town.  Called at the hospital to ask Chaplain Bill if the grandson's adoption hearing went ahead, as it was very touch and go if the birth mother would turn up, but she did, and has signed over her parental rights to the adoptive parents, so great rejoicing!!!!!!!!!!!!    Praise the Lord.   The little lad will have a wonderful life in the adoptive family.

I know this all sounds very trivial, but if I am not writing about the trivia in my life, what shall I write about?

However, I am about to move on from the trivial.  I was doing this in dribs and drabs while watching television, so I saw - live - at 8.28 our time, when the war-that-was-not-a-war became a war.  This was the last thing Obama wanted, he said he was elected to end wars, not start a new one.   He has said he will address the nation tomorrow.

And to finish with trivia

This day in history................

1761 - Coronation of George III and Queen Charlotte.

1896 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.   The Queen must be catching up. *

1910 - The Duke of York's Cinema opened in Brighton. It is still operating today, making it the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.

1955 - (ITV) Commercial TV begins in UK; meanwhile on BBC radio Grace Archer is killed in a barn fire on Brookfield Farm -   I remember both those events - like they were yesterday!

*I looked it up.   She has reigned 62 years, 228 days, so has passed George IIIs reign of 59 yrs 96 days.   And is not far behind Queen Victoria's record of 63 years 216 days.