A quick post today. I need to go back to bed very soon.
My last night is tonight, and I was awoken by Winnie having a tantrum around 2pm
She was booting cushions around the living room with the force of Beckham's right foot.
She knows, when I am on nights she gets to play at Trendy Carol's for much of the afternoon.
On my way back to the cottage, I suddenly noticed that scaffolding had been erected around the tiny bell tower of the Church.
Work on the Church Bell has begun and I felt a prickle of emotion looking at it.
I know it doesn't sound that vital
But the prospect of having the bell ringing again has suddenly become rather important to me
Does that sound a daft thing to say?
I think it is a perfectly wonderful thing to say. Our priorities have had time to change during this lockdown. I hope it rings again too.
ReplyDeleteA fan from central New Mexico, USA here to say, I sure hope you send out a recording of those belss, because I am looking forward to hearing them! Thanks so much for your song videos! So welcome
ReplyDeleteYes, it is would be a completeness of the old and new life at the same time. I understand.
ReplyDeleteNo it doesn't sound like a daft think to say at all ... but your post title had me thinking of Quasimodo for some reason ;-)
ReplyDeleteNot at all, John. It is the very ordinariness of it that is so comforting. Take care of yourself.
ReplyDelete"Home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the bruised shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and squares and monuments and shops that constitute one's first universe." Henry Anatole Grunwald
No it's not daft at all John,whenever I hear Church bells ring which I sometimes do whilst walking my dogs in the countryside from a very old village Church I find it comforting.Hopefully when the maintenance is done the Bell will rejoice-All is well with The World x
ReplyDeleteIt will be the restoration of the familiar. Something we all need at the moment.
ReplyDeleteNot at all. I got emotional just reading the post about it. In these crazy times anything that brings back something of the old normal is important.
ReplyDeleteNot silly at all, as you have quite a connection to that church. It will be something predictable, that you can count upon, in times of unpredictability. -Jenn
ReplyDeletei think this is the perfect time to have the bell ringing.
ReplyDeleteNo John - as everyone seems to be saying - we need thr familiarity of thingd in our lives at the moment - all of us. However 'even keeled' we might sound the routine of our lives has been shattered and we are all grasping at straws. Look forward to the day when you will hear it again. x
ReplyDeleteHaving something significant to look forward to at the end of this disaster we are all living through is good for the soul.
ReplyDeletenope; it will be nice to hear them ring out across the village. hope carol was able to "rescue" winnie.
ReplyDeleteHope Winnie is happily at Trendy Carol's home now so you can sleep in peace and quiet.
ReplyDeleteI understand your thrill of anticipation as the church bell is being repair. It has marked the times of joy and sadness for decades and soon will once again.
One of our delights in this time at home was that DH turned his attention to my grandma's silent mantel clock that we supposed was in need of repair. DH cleaned it inside and out, wound it, and it's been keeping proper time for 6 weeks and has Westminster chimes, too! Joy!
Hugs!
Church bells are great except when they wake you up in the morning or during a nap.
ReplyDeleteNot daft at all, bells signal beggings,
ReplyDeleteI adore Winnie; what a character she is.
ReplyDeleteThe bells ringing; the beautiful stained glass windows; the old oak pews; flagstones and musty smell of churches are to me enchanting and peaceful.
I once lived near a church and loved to hear the bell ringing on Sunday mornings. I never attended services but there was something about that bell that filled me with emotions I've never quite understood. I always opened the back door to hear it ring and stood in silence for a moment. It was joyful and sorrowful all at the same time.
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John, I grew up in a town where I always heard church bells. On vacation in Tuscany our rental overlooked a little piazza with a fountain, doves, and a tiny church. It was wonderful to be hearing bells again. My dearest friend's mother moved in with her when she could no longer live alone, and told me the thing she missed most was hearing the neighborhood church bells. Of course, you would yearn to hear them again. And - they will surely ring. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first moved away from home after university, my apartment was next door to a huge, beautiful old church. It was a third floor walk-up that lay right beside the bell . . . or at least that's how loud it sounded the first Sunday it woke me from a sound sleep. But I loved those bells. There is something so awe-inspiring about church bells, and it doesn't sound daft at all to me to be looking forward to hearing them again.
ReplyDeleteA church in my neighborhood has been sold and the bells no longer ring the hours. Rumor has it that it will be turned into a pub. Life is full of change, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteNot at all.
ReplyDeleteIt will be wonderful to hear the regularity of the church bells ringing again. It is the constants that carry us. My clocks chime and I'd miss them if they stopped. Our fur-kids certainly have their demands. When my Caesar gets mad he gets stealthy and usually finds something to chew up/destroy. Snake skin shoe, a dip in to the recycle bin, a garden plant. It is almost like they are saying..."I'll show you!" Susan
ReplyDeleteWhen I went "flatting" as an 18 year old a friend and I occupied a beautiful restored cottage that used to be stables attached to a rather grand manor house. This manor house was adjacent to a lovely village church that every Sunday, without fail, sounded the bells. It was fantastic I loved it. And as a 14 year old I used to go to our local village church on Sundays and I was happy enough to get to ring the bell to summon the faithful. I loved it. I should have joined a bell ringing group but I wasn't aware there was such a thing in those days. Why was Winnie in such a snit at 2am??
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
No, not daft at all. I love the sound of church bells ringing. When they get it repaired maybe you could record it for us?
ReplyDeleteNot at all! I can see how that would be a focus of civic pride. As for Winnie, I'm glad she still has the energy to have a tantrum!
ReplyDeleteJust love the chime of church bells..hope they are ringing soon.
ReplyDeleteI love church bells none here I think they are comforting and no doubt mean more to the village then people even realized it's the familiar that we all crave with everything being topsyturvy.
ReplyDeleteOur church bell is now computerised. From 8am to 8pm it rings the hours and half hours; I have no need for a watch. At a nearby village they still ring by hand, so all times are 'estimated'; I think I prefer it that way.
ReplyDeleteI was about to say they were comforting too (but someone beat me to it!) - and . . . normal. Reminding you of times B.C. - Before Covid.
ReplyDeleteEver since I was a child I have always loved the sound of church bells ringing.xx
ReplyDeleteNot daft at all. Oh, or I'm daft, too. There's always that.
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