Roses to Manchester

Well, we (us, Deb, and the kids) took the roses from yesterday up to Manchester, for a surprise visit to Julia and her church, which we'd never been to. Really great to see her leading so confidently, and to experience quite a different style of church, very much like a family, including an open house for lunch and the England football. 

As ever, stuck on the M6 for ages, and only just made it back in time for our church, which was also good. 

The roses, by the way, rather suffered from being cooped up in a hot car during the service, though they smelled even lovelier. What hot weather for England!