Fruit flies

 Michael on our face-time Tuesday with 5 others, reminded me of something I'd forgotten about.

Michael had been a Roman Catholic deacon who remarried after his wife died and the church did not approve.

He became an Episcopalian and then a deacon and then a priest.

He followed me as Rector of St. John's after I retired.

I mentioned fruit flies in our house and he told the story of my doing a Eucharist and waving above the chalice from time  to time.

He asked me what my motions meant, thinking they were Episcopal ritual.

And I said, "fruit flies around the chalice."

I'm so glad for that memory.

Fruit flies are everywhere--one just flew past the screen and I was typing this....