Bella's Godmother


We had a lovely lunch with Bella's Godmother, Elinor Murphy on Saturday. Here she is with C, after a fine meal at The Ship in Shaftsbury(recommended in my Pub Guide).

She brought a fitting gift for C- The Christian Year by John Keble (JK is one of the Wigan's ancestors). It's a collection of prayers from the Anglican Church, and this one was from 1871. Lots of earnest-looking handwritten notes in the margin.

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