Bumps in the Road
Sometimes as people look back on the way things used to be they are called the “Good Ol’ Days”. We tend to look back and say how much rosier and […]
Category Archives: Musings
Richmond Castle – English Heritage Site
On Monday, before we had our picnic feast along the river, our friends walked us up to Richmond Castle. As I was telling you yesterday Richmond Castle is another English […]
A Picnic, a duck race and a queen
Yesterday was a bank holiday here. Schools were closed and most people were off work. Some dear friends of ours, Giles and Nancy, invited us to go on a picnic […]
Field Trip Friday # 22 (part 2)
After our visit to Binchester Roman Fort there was a nearby site that I was very much wanting to see. Mr. Ray drove us a few miles down the road […]
Field Trip Friday # 22
This Friday our history teacher and school bus driver, Mr. Ray, picked us up and we headed just down the road to Binchester Roman Fort. Mr. Ray had told us […]
The Last of Belsay Hall
I told you I had a weeks worth of things to show you from Belsay Hall. It has been a week since our visit there. I thought that y’all might […]
Medieval Music
We did have a field trip Friday today. It was near by and quite interesting. I will tell you all about it on Sunday. I still have two more posts to […]
Ah Ha it’s a Ha Ha
So walking across a different part of Belsay Hall on Saturday Mr. Ray taught us about yet another brilliant European invention. This wall is called a Ha […]
Standing on “Tippy Toes”
I had another one of those “Aha” moments at Belsay Hall on Saturday. We were walking around the Medieval tent village and we came across a man peeling sticks for […]
George and the Dragon – Belsay Hall
I can not say enough good things about the English Heritage sites in the UK. They are fantastic! Upon our first visit to an English Heritage site we purchase a […]
Holy Island – Field Trip Friday # 21
When we first came to Durham there was an exhibit here for a short time that we had an opportunity to see. The Lindisfarne Gospels were visiting Durham and they […]
We love books, books, books
My undergraduate degree is in education. I taught literature, writing, reading, and other associated fields for almost 10 years before I entered full-time, vocational ministry. It was a wonderful experience. […]
Fair Trade
One of the many things that has impressed us here in the UK is the use of fair trade items. Fair Trade certification insures that the product that you purchase […]
Happy Birthday Mr. Shakespeare
In honour of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday today I am sharing a video with y’all. It is not the best singing but it is really funny. This is a video […]
Nothing much
I’ve come to an amazing point in my journey today. I’ve found that today I’ve nothing much to say. After over 240 something blog posts…. there is not a lot […]
Jesus is Risen Indeed!
Happy Easter from England! The day we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We got up at 3:45 and a friend gave us a ride to the cathedral for the […]
What’s so Good about Friday?
Easter weekend is a four-day weekend in Britain. Good Friday and Easter Monday are both official holidays. On this Good Friday, several businesses are closed. However, several cafes and shops […]
Gannin’ Yem
This past week as the kids and I finished our volunteer work at the cathedral we began our uphill walk home. The people of the Northeast do not say, “I’m […]
Giving Up the Old Land Line
It is a small world, after all. We can stay connected to more people in more place in more ways than ever before. Among those ways are several options in […]
Calling a New Place Home – Making the Move
We recently met a fellow US student who was considering moving here to Durham to complete his PhD. He asked us the question, “How did you physically move your belongings?” […]
Leon Paul fencing tournament
I am very sore today as a nation wide fencing tournament was yesterday, sponsored by the biggest fencing company in the U.K. People attended from Scotland to Spain. I’ll post and […]
Surprises in the Garden
I remember when my friend Lynn in Alabama moved in down the road from me. Her first year in her new house was so much fun because she kept discovering […]
All Y’all
Well, we are now in the last three months of our time here in Durham. We all have mixed emotions about returning home. We all wish we could be both […]
A Brand New Pair…. or two
While touring around Newcastle last Friday we saw a most unusual sight. Just inside the doorway of a pizza shop stood a life sized model of a horse. His head […]
The mad man with a box
One of the things that Joshua and Rob have enjoyed discovering this year is the British TV series, Doctor Who. I must admit that I, myself am a bit […]
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