Yesterday we celebrated the departure of the senior member of our sabbatical group. Peter returns this week to his native Chicago and the parish where he has served for almost 10 years as Pastor. Bishop David Walker joined The Center Staff as we went out to celebrate Peter’s successful completion of six months of study on Aboriginal Spirituality. It was a bittersweet occasion for us all. The restaurant that we went to is called the “Black Stump”.
I also learned a little more “Aussie English” tonight as well. When you say “that is beyond the black stump” in Australia, you mean that the issue in question is beyond imagining, beyond the realm of possibility, or too far out to conceive. We had a delicious dinner from a wide ranging menu which included roasted Kangaroo steak, sautéed Emu breast and Waygu Scotch Fillet (like mignon). I was hungry and didn't want to risk ordering something that I wouldn't like so I ordered the Fillet with mushrooms. I wasn’t disappointed.
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