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!
London’s Street Art @ Shoreditch: Must Go!
The best place in London to see street art in abundance is the Shoreditch area, and wherever you go, there’s tons of murals, paintings and graffiti of every kind ~ some of it very famous, like the 2 original ones above … Continue reading London’s Street Art @ Shoreditch: Must Go!
Mountains and More @ The Lake District!
So here I am, in the Lake District for a week visiting family – and friends – and based at Troutbeck. It’s deep in the Lake District. Of course, the Lake District is famous for mountains, lakes, steamboats, views, daffodils, … Continue reading Mountains and More @ The Lake District!
From Taiwan to London ~ with love!
This was really quite some weekend! What you need to know (according to Wikipedia): Lambeth Palace, London is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. And the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church … Continue reading From Taiwan to London ~ with love!
Greenbelt 2018 ‘Acts of the Imagination’
‘Seeds of creative imagination will grow forests of change’… Just been to my first ever Greenbelt Festival YES! It’s only been going since 1974, so it’s taken me a bit of time to get there. But having got there, y’know … Continue reading Greenbelt 2018 ‘Acts of the Imagination’
Delights of Sabah 沙巴 @ Kota Kinabalu 亞庇!
Yes, five days in Sabah is nowhere near long enough, but hey, it’s way way better than no days at all! And what a great place for five days ~ hot and sunny (and nowhere near as humid as Taiwan … Continue reading Delights of Sabah 沙巴 @ Kota Kinabalu 亞庇!
Catherine Lee 