Taking orders

41 came as planned, and 25 had ham salad, but they weren't all ladies. There was a smattering of husbands among them. I'd roped in Dad and my own husband who donned a pinny and wrote down orders at the till. He called me over only when faced with a debit card transaction. I told the lady in question that it was a day off from his real job. "Is he a vicar?" she said, "he's so placid and has the air of one."
Late in the afternoon there was a blessing up at the Church. The groom was American. A few of the guests came in for tea before the ceremony among them a lovely family from Los Angeles who had tea, teacakes and scones. They were SO complimentary about everything. They took their time over tea and strolled up to the Church at about 5 past 5.
The service was due to start at 5.
All the way from LA and they're late because of a scone.