St Expeditus
Originally uploaded by Constance Wiebrands (Click on picture for more detail).
When I saw this card in the Central Catholic Bookshop (Melbourne) I just knew I had to get it*. This is St Expeditus, the patron saint invoked against procrastination. Not much is known about him, apparently, but for all that he is also the patron saint of emergencies, financial success, prompt solutions, merchants, computer programmers, and e-commerce (source).
He’s my saint for the moment. Need I say more?
*NB: Although I am a lapsed Catholic/unbeliever, I still have an inexplicable fondness for the imagery of the Catholic church. (Just the imagery, mind.) I dunno, there’s something about the bleeding hearts and outstretched hands that appeals.
Action shot
Originally uploaded by Constance Wiebrands.
Happy New Year everyone!
I didn’t mean to take a blog break over Christmas but what with all the festivities and accompanying post-party lolling about, I just never got my act together to sit and write.
I spent a lovely Christmas with family and friends. This was my first ever vegetarian Christmas, too (all other previous vegetarian periods didn’t coincide with Yuletide), and I’m pleased to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Next year - a vegan Christmas? We’ll see.
Paco has enjoyed Christmas too, mainly because M and I have been on holidays and he loves having us around, I think. He also enjoys going out and meeting his canine friends. I love this photo of him playing with Honey the German Shepherd cross. It’s very amusing to watch them play - Honey is very gentle with him and while Paco tears around like a wound-up toy, she carefully lopes around him without stepping on him. She trod on him once and gave him a bit of a fright - Honey’s paws are about the size of Paco’s head.
Slumbering
Originally uploaded by Constance Wiebrands.
Paco absolutely loves snuggling in bed with M.
Paco only gets to lie in our bed at around dawn after I’ve taken him outside for his morning loo break - and he relishes every moment.
