Literary Pretentions...

I have a devotion to St. Anne Line, and I adopted her as a patron saint when I decided to take private vows.  She's one of the three female canonised English martyrs, and I particularly liked the feisty way she answered her judges when accused of harbouring priests.

Not much is known about her life - even the year of her birth is uncertain - though her death was well-documented.

Unfortunately, another friend of mine, none other than Auntie Joanna, knew of my affection for St. Anne, and she managed to talk me into writing a chapter about the saint for her new book, English Catholic Heroines.

It has proved to be extremely difficult to write. It should have been completed back in December. Admittedly, I did get a bad case of flu, which gives me a teensy weensy excuse. But I knew at the time that I would regret agreeing to it. I think it's done now...

I need to tape a card to my computer screen with "Gosh, that's so kind of you to ask, but I'm afraid that..." and then a selection of endings to be applied as needed, for example: "...the cat has been sick on my keyboard," "...I am temporarily insane, and so can't be held responsible for my actions," and "...I've converted to Mormonism."  And then I need to send it out to everyone who asks me to do anything.

I wonder if I can use it to get out of being a Confirmation catechist next year...