I had an invite this morning from Fr Peter to join them at the monastery in Beaumont for Thanksgiving. But even if I were to hire a car it is too far to drive, it is over 500 hundred miles and 10 hours (10 hours that is for an average person, it would take me a lot longer and I'd need an overnight stop) and now that I am pushing 80 I just can't do it, I become too stiff and cramped driving for that length of time. But I appreciated them thinking of me and asking. I heard Michael once telling someone at Beaumont that there is a Benedictine monastery in Shawnee, but I drive all the way down there.
Hospitality is a Benedictine 'thing'. I drive - or did - all the way down there to visit them because of the warmth of their hospitality, but I just don't know the monks at St Gregory's in Shawnee. Maybe I would if I drove there from the other side of another state but can hardly turn up from a couple of miles down the road and expect a red carpet welcome.
This evening was the 3rd Presidential Debate, but I went instead to the meal at Emmanuel. I didn't need to do anything about a dessert because team Mexican, responsible for the meal this evening, do their own (Mexican) dessert. After the meal we go into our little groups and discussions, I'm in a small group with Fr Bill and three others.
I haven't really got much else to write about. I went to the hospital yesterday and miss Bill's friendly presence, but he is going to be tied up on Tuesdays for the next few months.
I think I need to replace the battery in my camera, I tried charging it when it didn't work, but it wasn't effective. And what is a blog without pictures.
I forgot..................I had this picture on my desktop. Yesterday was the 134th anniversary of the Shoot Out at the OK Corral, between Wyatt Earp and his brothers, who I think represented law and order, and a gang who were up to no good.
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