...of weddings. All have been lovely. The most recent was this past weekend, in France. The Loire, and a village church. A choir of enchanting small boys sang "The Lord bless you and keep. you..." as the bride entered, and lovely motet at Communion, and a rousing Alleluia Chorus at the end of Mass. A village band played splendidy as the couple emerged from church. There was the most delicious food and lots of celebrating until a late hour in excellent company...
A happy weekend, with a splendid brunch on Sunday, and then we trravelled home via Tours, stopping in the Cathedral (shrine to St Martin, splendid picture of him sliicing his cloak in half for a shivering Christ-beggar), and a walk along the river where we pondered Charles Martel and the decisive battle that secured Europe's freedom from Islamic domination.for centuries...
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