Goodbye, June

June, the month of strawberries and cream.  Flaming June.  June roses.  I've managed the strawberries and cream, June definitely flamed and I treated myself to a bunch of roses just because.  

In my mind Wimbledon starts in June but it has only just snuck in as it starts today.  Not that I watch it but it is a familiar background to summer.  

For me, June has been a month of ups and downs.  I don't really do hot, but retirement means I can sit next to a fan and read so the heat doesn't bother me.  I made and froze a huge batch of sandwiches so on very idle-making days I can be truly idle.  They also come in very handy when I have "painful days" which also happened in June.  

The month started with a few days in Worcestershire visiting my nephew and having a bit of a holiday.  I've had various meals out with friends and even a couple of occasions when I've cooked and entertained here.  I went on a tour of a factory where beehives are made, had a spa day and did some doggy day care.

I also completed my application for Permission To Officiate.  Unless I am very naughty I will always be a priest, but I'm not allowed to take services without my Bishop's permission.  The permission has to be renewed every five years.  There's such a shortage of clergy around here that I will be very surprised if he says no.