{"id":1002,"date":"2016-03-25T14:33:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T14:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elainespires.co.uk\/journal\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2016-03-25T14:33:29","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T14:33:29","slug":"its-good-friday-but-thursdays-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elainespires.co.uk\/journal\/2016\/03\/its-good-friday-but-thursdays-better\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Good Friday but Thursday’s Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday was a very sad day; there were two terrorist attacks in Brussels. And a very close friend of one of my oldest, dearest friends was seriously injured and is still in intensive care following life-saving surgery. Now I know this is a bit I danced with a man who danced with a girl who danced with the Prince of Wales<\/em> to quote the old Herbert Farjeon song, but it personalises the tragedy when someone you know of is involved. Almost immediately the apologists and appeasers started with their usual Islam is a religion of peace<\/em> comments and reminding the rest of us that good people of all faiths suffer from terrorism. Here is a Facebook post from Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, whose posts often make so much sense to me:<\/p>\n

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The words of Faisal Saeed Al Mutar<\/p><\/div>\n

He sums up the situation in few words. I try not to be political on my blog, but what I will always say is “Religion is the root of all evil.” I just CANNOT understand how any rational, intelligent being follows a religion – any religion. As far as I’m concerned it’s a case of my fairy-tale is better than your fairy-tale. And don’t get me started in the role religions play in the subjugation of women!<\/p>\n

And today, of course, is one of the most important days in the Christian calendar – Good Friday. Well, it might be Good Friday, but Thursday i.e. yesterday was better! My friend S and I went on a catamaran trip and we had a fabulous time. The Atlantic was a tad on the wild side, but the captain steered us safely up and over the huge waves. I’m not a daughter of Nelson, I have to admit, so I took my sea-sickness pills as soon as I got on board and I wasn’t even the slightest bit nauseous. The crew worked so hard making sure everyone enjoyed themselves, one minute taking care of two women and a boy who were horribly seasick, the next leading the conga-line all round the boat and dancing with a large bottle of rum on their heads! The rum-punch and beer flowed and we had a blast; came home and promptly fell asleep for several hours – S until this morning!<\/p>\n

And Wednesday was the tenth anniversary of my first date with the Fella Who’s Far Away (But Nearby at the Moment). So, we cracked open a bottle of champagne and had a lovely afternoon with S on the veranda, laughing, joking, chatting and sharing memories and stories; a happy anniversary day!<\/p>\n

My very talented cousin B is working on the cover of The Banjo for me. I’m so pleased with what he’s done! And the end really is nigh now! Yippee! I can’t wait to release it.<\/p>\n

And even though I’m not a Christian – I’d like to wish you all a very happy, peaceful and safe Easter Weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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