Soupnrolls

Today being the first Sunday of occupation in our home, we had an open day for our church people for a soup and roll meal after the first service. It was a great afternoon – we had at least 45 people around, gathering in the kitchen, diningroom, courtyard, lounge and front deck. It was awesome and quite chaotic! Thanks to so many who provided and helped – Miriam with a scrumptious tomato soup, Shirley who donated a pumpkin soup, Rachel with a veggie and lamb soup, and the various breads and juices which appeared. I made a thick vegetable soup overnight on Saturday, and had the bulk of Thursday’s carrot soup in the fridge. There was plenty for all with heaps of leftovers. By about 2 pm the house had substantially emptied and just Rene and Bronwyn stayed on (or rather, left and came back). Rene has a photography interest as well so we had some fun snapping shots. At 4.30 pm we were back at church for the afternoon service, in which Nick preached on “the Unforgiveable Sin” – a fantastic sermon which evoked some comments and questions afterwards. And then home for more soup for tea! It’s been horridly cold today so we’ve had a fire going and the heatpump doing its thing. The house seems tolerably warm at this point.