Tea with the Archbishop

Well the CIH is certainly moving up the social ladder!

On Friday 28th July he attended a garden party at Lambeth Palace hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs Williams to which all of this year's ordinands had been invited. The staff of the various training institutions had also been invited so there was quite a large crowd due.
The CIH made his way to London by train travelling on the Chiltern line train that goes to Marylebone. A leisurely journey which gave him time to read the paper and read some of his book: The Fisherman by Larry Huntsperger. Already, the CIH is picking up village ways. Let me explain. In Highley, people are friendly, the sense of community is very real and people offer one another a friendly greeting as they pass in the street whether they know eachother or not. The surprised look on the faces of Londoners reminded the CIH that this is not the normal practice in the city. And being a Londoner himself, he really should know this.

Anyway a great day with plenty of opportunity to catch up with old friends. The CIH arrived home quite late and glad to be back in the countryside but feeling happy.