h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Just dropping by... saw you on the 'Who's online' list. I received five years of my education at a Quaker school in the States. Not a member myself, but I believe in the principle of non-violence and enjoy Silent Meeting as meditation. It was a great school. One of our PE teachers taught us a bit of Tai Chi; I'm hoping to take it up next year in university. Kilimanjaro's not my thing, though... don't like heights .


Nora

Hello Nora!

Nice of you to drop by. I'm working on an entry at the moment on the singing Copper Family and have paused to take a break.

I'm not a birth Quaker, and my son doesn't go to Quaker school, although he does enjoy Sunday School. They've been doing Quakers through the ages and a few weeks ago, a birth Quaker brought in a bonnet from the 1700s (I think), grey and plain, with a white lace cap to wear underneath. There were other articles of clothing as well and he was fascinated.

I've been doing the T'ai Chi for over 10 years now, I think. I give a class at work one lunchtime a week and that's been going for about four years.

Height's not a big deal on Kilimanjaro, except for altitude sickness. It's one long trek, really. Well, the trek to Kibo peak, the highest point is. There's another alpine style peak, but that's lower.

Thanks for the . Have some .

Thanks for the . It goes well with .

Neat about the clothes! In the States - at least, in GA - they call it 'First-Day School'. Some friends of mine attended.

Ah yes. Early on there was a movement away from the traditional days of the week to First Day, Second Day, etc as Sunday, Monday, etc were considered pagan. So it still survives in the US then!

Perhaps Quakers would make natural Thingites (although I'm not one).

Now there's something I didn't know..
Never heard of Second Day, Third Day etc., though. My own tentative guess was that they had renamed Sunday School to distinguish it from other churches' schools, which were, presumably, less Quakerly and perhaps not as much fun.
Interesting to know it has a rather deeper root!
Surely, though, Sunday should (biblically) be Seventh Day? Too confusing?

My son's Sunday School had fun a couple of weeks ago making chocolate - as many famous Quaker families over here do/did.

I can see what you mean about Seventh Day. However, Sunday is the first day of the week generally - maybe they came into line (although Quakers tend to plough their own furrow most times).