The Children of Calais Sculpture @ Saffron Walden, Essex ~ Must see!
Ah, at last! It’s so wonderful to see a sculpture in the UK in a major public space, like outside a church, that is not some army general on a horse, and one that is really meaningful and relevant. This is a very contemporary, thought-provoking and moving piece of public art by Ian Wolter, standing just next to St. Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden, Essex ~ my Saffron Walden friend, Jenny kindly took me to see this on Tuesday… From Ian Wolter’s website: ‘The Children of Calais is a life-sized sculpture of six children in poses echoing The Burghers of Calais … Continue reading The Children of Calais Sculpture @ Saffron Walden, Essex ~ Must see!
Beautiful Beccles ~ CMS Link Visit No. 4 ~ YES!
Beccles in Suffolk is not just beautiful, it’s also busy, though you wouldn’t think so if you looked at the roads at a weekend – all empty! But relaxing in the restaurants, climbing up the tower, and out on the … Continue reading Beautiful Beccles ~ CMS Link Visit No. 4 ~ YES!
Oxford Vibes and more @ CMS-UK HQ!
Off to Oxford for 2 days ~ yippee! Main purpose – to visit CMS Church Mission Society HQ today – to meet all the wonderful people who work there and share with them a little about life in Taiwan. Oh, … Continue reading Oxford Vibes and more @ CMS-UK HQ!
Sandal Parish, Wakefield ~ And what a great CMS Link Visit!
Setting the scene, ‘Welcome to Worship’ ~ with a beautiful photo of Yushan, Mt. Jade – Taiwan’s highest mountain….. And the sun was out at St. Helen’s Church, Sandal Magna, Wakefield, W. Yorks as I arrived on Saturday afternoon for … Continue reading Sandal Parish, Wakefield ~ And what a great CMS Link Visit!
A Huge Big Welcome to Northern Ireland!
Ah, Northern Ireland – such a very green and pleasant land, where it rains so much that all it has to do is stop raining and everyone is upbeat and happy. A grey, cloudy and overcast day might put the … Continue reading A Huge Big Welcome to Northern Ireland!
And a Very Warm Welcome to Northern England!
You just can’t beat the north of England for mountains and moorland. All of the high roads can be spectacular – well, either spectacularly bleak in the middle of a snowstorm or spectacularly beautiful on a sunny day. This weekend … Continue reading And a Very Warm Welcome to Northern England!
Cathedralling in Eastern England!
THE most amazing 3 days of completely blue skies and THE most amazing visits to 3 cathedrals! Almost, but not quite, cathedralled-out for a while. Added to Norwich, where I was last Friday, that makes 4 cathedrals in less than … Continue reading Cathedralling in Eastern England!
Welcome to East Anglia!
East Anglia is a land of big skies. They go on forever, and change colour frequently at this time of year as an orange sunrise gives way to blue skies ~ that change to grey to black, and the storm … Continue reading Welcome to East Anglia!
London Churches, Cathedrals and of Course, Celebrations!
A great weekend in London! Another great weekend in London, I should say. My second in three weeks. Loved it! And it was hot and sunny, totally unexpected. Just check out these photos, taken on Sunday, above is Westminster Abbey, and below is Trafalgar Square and St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church… This weekend was planned around the 80th birthday celebration (and book launch) of good friend and amazing hymnwriter, Rev. Christopher Idle, who has just published his third volume of collected hymns, this one called, ‘Trees Along The River’. The event was held at St. Mark’s Church, Kennington, near the Oval. Wonderful to … Continue reading London Churches, Cathedrals and of Course, Celebrations!
Catherine Lee 