Wot new blog?

Ella and James Preece are a Catholic couple living in Kingston Upon Hull in Yorkshire in the UK. This is our blog.

Blogged by James Preece on 9th September 2008

You, sir, have the most boring blog I have ever seen. Take it off the web.

I, sir, can change my blog. Your face is stuck like that.

I thought it was about time for a facelift, in January... since then I've been pottering about on Saturday afternoons for an hour when Ella is at archery. It's taken months but here it is.

We now have pretty pictures, links, an archive that works better, related items, and most importantly... two sheeps in the top left corner (we have been married three years).

Hopefully this means the layout problems on the old blog design are gone... no doubt this design will have problems of it's own. Let me know if you spot them.

Reader Comments

James said...

This is a test comment to check that people can leave comments.

If you would like a picture in your comments like me, then get yourself to Gravatar and sign up.

Mark said...

This is a test comment to see if Gravatar works with the old fake@fake.com e-mail address that I've been faithfully using for such a long time... I guess it picks up the image from the e-mail address, but perhaps it's more cleverer.

Mark said...

Humph. Still, I'm not using this e-mail address anymore, so it's fine!

Mark said...

Some kind of delay perhaps?

As I'm here... very nice layout James. I propose that you leave the blog up.

To the Blessed Virgin Prayer for England

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy "Dowry" and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.

By thee it was that Jesus our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more.

Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross.

O sorrowful Mother! intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the supreme Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.

Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.

Amen.

Couple's Prayer

O God, our heavenly Father, protect and bless us. Deepen and strengthen our love for each other day by day.

Grant that by thy mercy, neither of us may ever say one unkind word to the other. Forgive and correct our faults, and make us constantly to forgive one another should one of us unconsciously hurt the other.

Make us and keep us sound and well in body, alert in mind, tender in heart, and devout in spirit. O Lord, grant us each to rise to the other's best. Then, we pray thee, add to our common life such virtues as only thou canst give.

And so, O Father, consecrate our life and love completely to thy worship, and to the service of all about us, especially those whom thou hast appointed us to serve, that we may always stand before thee in happiness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.