I attended an early morning communion service at the cathedral this morning. I enjoyed the meditative quality of the liturgy , it was a pleasant way to start the day .

The photo is of one of the Christmas decorations that I watched being created just before the Christmas season began .
I felt gratitude today for ,
The companionship of my close friend Jackie who also went to the early service .

For the warm welcome received from her son , who once I taught , and who is now a verger at the cathedral . He is dyslexic as well as being a gifted artist ,

For living close enough to the hills and woods so that we can walk out from home rather than use the car .

Hope the week ahead treats us kindly , despite the UK severe weather warnings.