Tess Clothier (she/her)

“Ugh, I don’t care about religion anymore!”
“I just want people to tell me when they’re available.”
“I just want people to do their jobs so I can do mine!”

The mood in the parish office is absolutely fine, thank you for asking.

The Conclave is way too quick, before appointing a new Pope they should wait for 18 months while an assortment of ageing lay misfits desperately tries to keep the show on the road as they place increasingly desperate adverts in The Church Times

It’s so beautiful!!

The Green Party don’t get as much media coverage as Reform because the continuation of civilised human life on the planet isn’t as interesting as cunts.

And administrators! 😴

Context: deprived parish, (largely) affluent congregation, drive to get more students through the doors.

“It’s really hard to have lots of money because it’s a burden to know how best to give it away.”

As a postgrad also working full-time in retail and still only just scraping by I was FUMING.

Exceptional

Sister Minnie??

Today is the feast of martyrs Felicity and Perpetua. I’m cheering women who stand up for themselves, their God and each other, across boundaries. #IWD2025 #FemaleSaints #FelicityAndPerpetua

Fresh flowers, massages, spa days (love a jacuzzi)

My 4 year old's favorite joke:

"I just saw a wolf!"

"Where?"

"No, just the regular kind."

1hr Eucharistic fasts, Julian of Norwich, no pizza.

Lent reading.

Let’s goooooooo

BUT you made me godmother to your daughter anyway - no take-backs! 😉

And I am reading it for the first time!

I either genuflect or bow depending on a) my mood and b) my knees 🙈

Ours is “hello your lordship, how’s the ladyship today?” Not sure why we decided they were aristocratic but here we are!

However, I got teased out of saying it during lockdown on daily walks with housemates. I still think it though!

Things I *should* be doing this evening:
- folding laundry
- washing dishes

Things I *want* to do this evening:
- not that

OH IT IS

A paper with children's writing on it "Do you feel like a princess" yes or no Someone has circled no, but underneath they have written "but I am happy"

Do you feel lic a prinses?

Yes or 【𝗡𝗼】

ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ

I got a good number of lifers in 2024 but didn’t count total species. Will do for 2025! First was a robin 😊

Winter Solstice.

O Morning Star,
splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:
Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death.

This one I know and love!

A jolly afternoon of Christingle-making!

That sounds like a NIGHTMARE no thank you

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In an attempt to preemptively combat bees of the brain, which often show up this time of year: please recommend me easy, quick, wholesome recipes for dinners over the autumn/winter!