Well, having acquitted myself of hostly and chivalric duties by forbearing to post more detailed news of my recent personal epiphany until the the lady in question had herself had a chance to do so, I have some wee beans to spill.
In the very week of my reception into the household of the Faith (Laus Deo), my household (i.e., me) has been blessed with the presence of a certain Canadian lady blogger. Dear Seraphic Single, my e-dealings with whom over the last months many of you will have witnessed, has been the ideal houseguest – even to the supererogatory point of consenting to be associated with me in a somewhat more personal way than mutual blogging usually entails. I shall make myself more clear (and a grateful nation gives thanks). Seraphic S and I are, as she has charmingly explained to her parents, “walking out together” (and a grateful nation gives thanks).
I am naturally in a state of giddy delight about all this, but will spare you all the gushy, emo-bloggery. What I will say is that this has been quite the most wonderfully odd fortnight of my entire puff. Moreover, the good lady herself wishes me to mention to all who have recently been scouring the muddy dregs of the e-tmosphere for photies of me that the those currently available do not, in her fond estimation, quite do me justice. That is to say, none of them are worthy of the brush of Hans Holbein, whose more attractive subjects she endearingly insists I resemble. Honest.
This tribute to her (as this, albeit cack-handedly, is intended to be) must be wrapped up now (and a grateful nation gives thanks), for I can scarcely string together two consecutive words without grinning and giggling . God bless the gorgeous wee beastie though, eh?
October 12, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Ah well, as I may have mentioned to Not So Single, I totally knew it by the way from the moment you moved your flirting out of the comboxes 🙂
signed
Smug
October 12, 2008 at 9:40 pm
*smirk* *grin* YAY!!!
October 13, 2008 at 1:54 am
Congrats B.A.
I havent commented here before but I am a regular at Seraphic’s.
My heart is warmed by your story, especially it happening so close to your entrance into the Church. My whole family are converts also and so I have a special regard for those who are too. Especially the Scots (cause my family are those too).
I hope you two are basking in the joy of your new found love.
October 13, 2008 at 10:08 am
completely off-topic, by the way, but something for to ruminate on when time permits, for I know you are clued up on such things:-
I received this message from a Seminarian friend, “By the way, do you know any nice places (or Catholic 🙂 ) places in Scotland where you could spend a few days for free and for not much money ? 🙂 I still don’t know what I should do during our Winter break and I was dreaming a bit about Scotland, but I don’t know whether it would be possible …”
Any clever ideas? Of course I would invite him to use Chateau Markadm as a base…
October 13, 2008 at 10:09 am
Aw, you soppy lot! My cup runneth over, innit.
Berenike and Mark, you are both members of a small group of smug-mugs who seemed to know all about what was in store before we did ourselves! Clever wee things, ye.
And a hearty welcome to the comments box, dear Aussiegirl – we bask, we grin, we thank you.
BA wanders off to massage his aching smile-muscles
October 13, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Congratulations! 🙂
October 14, 2008 at 11:10 am
*chuckles* Call it intuition, matey. 🙂
October 14, 2008 at 11:13 am
…or we’re both called Yentl!?
October 15, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Excellent… many congratulations!
October 15, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Thank you, LP – it is rather marvellous, I admit.
BA (who has, in less marvellous news, recently lost access to JSTOR after 3 years of undeserved sneaking in)
October 16, 2008 at 5:12 pm
That bites about JSTOR — how in Heaven’s name did you get in for free? Those sites are usually locked up tighter than Fort Knox.
October 16, 2008 at 5:49 pm
It bites, it sucks, it gars me greet. Until a few weeks ago I was still able to get in by using my old staff-mail account from my alma mater—which I quit in 2005. They just hadn’t got round to cancelling my account, it would seem. And then they did. I cry.
B(ubbly B)A(irn)
October 16, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Interesting… do you have the option of obtaining library privileges as an alumnus? Might be worth looking into, if you plan on using JSTOR and library facilities frequently.
October 16, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Good suggestion, LP—I’ll check that out. I’m bereft without it.
October 16, 2008 at 8:19 pm
🙂 Anytime! Cheers!
October 16, 2008 at 11:09 pm
If you needed something in particular and my uni subscription includes it, it would be no bother to look it up any time …. Not that that would be much help if you use it all the time but might as well make use of my access while i’ve still got it…
October 17, 2008 at 9:48 am
That’s kind of you Cath – I might just take you up on that…
Bª
October 17, 2008 at 9:58 am
sometimes you can use it “on-campus” without having to log in -all you need then is a USB stick…
I feel your pain, old boy, I really do.
October 17, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Commiserations and advice received and appreciated, dear Berenike.
B(ereft) ª(drift)