The Masonic Season starts again this month, And last night I was dutifully at Rehearsals. Well it was needed as everyone moved up a rung on the ladder at the last meeting, and this is the first ceremony we will do in our new positions.

So We all start turning up at the Lodge at 7pm, greet each other and start chatting in little groups while we are waiting.

TIME PASSES

The groups slowly move about as people move to greet and chat with others, catching up with people not seen since the end of last years season.

TIME PASSES

At this point I’m chatting to the Candidate, who has turned up for the start of rehearsal before leaving when we do the bits he can’t yet see. At some point he asks me how long the rehearsal will go on for, as he has to go back to work afterwards. I point out that he can only stay for the start and then he gets to go. So it wont be long after we start.

TIME PASSES

So we’re discussing the age old discussion Linux/Windows/Mac. When he asks what time do we start. I point out we’re just waiting on people then we’ll start.  It was only when he asked me who we were waiting for that I realised we were all actually there. It was just no one had noticed, or suggested we start.