From Visit to Viva
Viva Voce from medieval Latin, lit. ‘by or with the living voice’ On 22 March, I reached a long-expected milestone in our Durham Journey: my viva voce. The viva is […]
Tag Archives: Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral Walk
Our friend John Dyer shared this video of his walk to Durham Cathedral, Palace Green, and Abbey House (the home of the Department of Theology and Religion). Not only is […]
The Age(s) of Scholarship in Durham
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D, specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. In […]
Photo Hike
Today I decided to take the camera with me as I went about the city. I thought I’d share some of the sights we enjoy here in Durham. […]
Father’s Day 2014
Father’s Day in the UK is celebrated on the same day of the year that it is celebrated in the USA. (Mother’s Day moves each year in the UK as […]
St. Mary The Less Chapel~St. John’s College, Durham University
I wish I could talk you with me to a chapel service. Daily chapel services enrich the community life here in Durham. St. John’s College, the Wesley Study Centre, and […]
On My Commute
Beth has posted several photos of little treasures that she has found in/around Durham. Today I thought I would post some of mine. Last night we had some friends over […]
O sole mio
I thought that I had nothing to blog about today….. until I headed in to the Cathedral for volunteer work today. Durham Cathedral sits on a peninsula on a bend […]
Open Treasure
One of the great joys living in Durham England has been spending so much time volunteering at the Cathedral. Even on days when we are at home we can still hear […]
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 […]
Grey Towers of Durham
We have had a very busy and fun filled day. More of my family is here from Alabama including my very adorable baby nephew. Rob went to study but took […]
Scenes from a Saturday morning walk
This morning began with a 2 mile walk. Here are some scenes from along the way. As Meg said #WhereWeLive. I think you can see some of the reasons why […]
Imperfect Perfection
After our volunteer work at the Lego table this week we had a special tour from a friend who knows a lot about the Cathedral. We had heard interesting […]
Sweet Home Alabama
We are so thrilled to have our dear friend and neighbour Rebecca, from back home in Alabama visiting for the week. Rebecca is here on her spring break from […]
Tonight
Many of our friends in the US took a leap forward in time this morning. We here in the UK won’t make that jump springing forward for another three weeks. […]
The adventures of Lego men
As part of our homeschooling (and life in Britain), the kids entered the BBC’s 500 Words 2014 Essay Contest. The contest is for kids 13 and under. All submissions […]
The magical world of Lego
In 1932 the Lego group was founded by by Ole Kirk Kristiansen in Denmark. Since then it has grown to hundreds maybe even thousands of sets. There is also a sub […]
How deep the Father’s love for us
A week or so ago we had a fellow PHD student, Glenn Packiam, over for supper. He was here in Durham for a few nights and we invited him over […]
From every angle
I am continually amazed how many people from this area have not been to the cathedral in years. Living in the shadow of this 1,000 year old, amazing stone giant […]
Christmas all over again
By Megan Sunday was a great day. It started out with a nice sunrise on our way to the airport to pick up my grand parents (Beth’s parents) or, as […]
9 Lessons and Carols service at Durham Cathedral
On Christmas Eve we headed to the Cathedral for the Lessons and Carols service and as explained in the title, there were 9 lessons and carols. We decided to walk […]
Durham Christmas Market
Yesterday we spent a few hours in Durham at the annual Christmas Market. There was a lot going on and A LOT of people. Palace Green was the site of […]
Enjoyable Night at Lumeire
The city of Durham celebrated the Lumeire Fesival last night. We walked to the city centre with friends and enjoyed the crisp evening of lights. The elephant above was a […]
Lumiere, the Preview
Tonight the Lumiere Festival begins in Durham. The anticipation is high for a festival that is expected to bring a couple of hundred thousand people into the City Centre this […]
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