Book chapter 2
Chapter two – Pastoral Visiting or How not to drink too much! It was my first visit to Alwyn. She sat me down with a cup of tea and cake, and then switched on a cassette player to accompany her as she proceeded to sing hymns to me. Alwyn was to become a family friend, always interested in the girls, and often would say she was looking for a man like me. It was a very sad day when I conducted her funeral. Before you set out on your round of visiting you need to make up your mind. Are you going to accept a cup of tea or coffee everywhere and a biscuit or even cake? On that decision will determine how comfortable you are going to be when you arrive at your next call. It will determine if you will need to buy new clothes as the pounds go on. It may even affect your health with all that caffeine in your system. And what do you do when you can’t drink what’s offered. In 38 years I have drunk a broad spectrum of strengths of both tea and coffee. Only once did I real...
