Windy Sunday

The wind was up again this morning!  We bundled up and crossed the bridge to Morehead City and found welcoming shelter from the storm at the Methodist Church.  Reverend Powell (they call him by his first name) was back from the Dominion Republic and he preached a strong sermon on the Fifth Commandment, "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother," which included two points I had never noticed before:  a woman is included  (in that patriarchal society surely it would normally have been simply "Honor Thy Father); and it carries with it a blessing or a promise ("so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you).  Of course this is a blessing for Community, and it refers to all of our elders and the wisdom they carry.  A quartet sang a beautiful acapela "Down to the River to Pray," made possible by perfect bass, tenor, alto, and soprano voices.

We decided to splurge and have lunch at the Island Grill, just down the road from here.  It was a place that Lizette, Martha's Aunt, had told us about last year but we never made it.  What a treat!  Small and cozy, friendly staff, delicious food.  Martha had the Shrimp and Grits and I had the Maryland Crab Cakes Benedict from the brunch menu.  Mondays and Tuesdays is "BOGO" (buy one entree get one free) and we will return again.

Then it was back Into the Woods again, which I am determined to finish tonight (there are starting to be developments!)  At some point I think I suddenly told Martha, "You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defense if you do not mention, when questioned, something you later rely on in court."

The wind was blowing stiffly outside but I bundled up and went for a short walk on the beach, just to take a break from reading.  Sand had been blow into long, sinuous lines along the dunes.

Out on the beach the wind had blown the surf up into long lines of sea-foam, which were tumbling along in the sand like little tumbleweeds.  My pants-legs were flapping like crazy!

I was thankful to return to a warm condo and a satisfying denouement to my Irish murder mystery