Last night Joshua and I attended a lecture by the Rev. Prof. David Wilkinson entitled “Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life.” He holds a PhD in theoretical astrophysics, […]
Tonight Meg and I had the chance to attend the Cathedral Volunteers night at the Durham Cathedral. Since our family volunteers weekly with the Lego table we are part of […]
Looking back over our pictures from yesterday’s excursion I realised that Meg looks like she is freezing. It was a misty, windy day. Not terribly cold. It was in the […]
Well today was one of those “change of plan” kind of days. I had planned for the three of us to go to a priory ruin and explore a bit. […]
http://youtu.be/lU9lHk8q09A A student-led tour of Durham Cathedral. BONUS: Bloopers reel of the two tours follows!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7PQeggK6o Today’s post is a student-led tour of Durham Castle. Stay tuned for another student-led tour tomorrow.
This was the first field trip for the kids and I alone as Rob’s studies have now begun. The kids and I have been tackling a bit of scientific classification […]
One learning point for me was (or is) the College and University relationship at Durham. It is a great addition to the university experience. If you are considering a school […]
Beth has done a great job in her earlier posts to describe what she and the kids have been up to recently. However, I have been quite busy these last […]
Last night we were blessed by an opportunity to be with the wonderful people of Carrville Methodist Church. At Harvest Time each year, they celebrate as a church community by […]
Field Trip Fridays have been an exciting time to explore the city that we call home during this year in England. Last week we completed a tour of both Durham […]
Today is Field Trip Friday. One part of our mission: find a copy of the full version of the Durham Story. Many of these images are now becoming our New […]
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood here in Durham, England. After home school the four of us set out on a walk. On Mondays we take a walk […]
Today is the first day of autumn and you wouldn’t know it by the piles of warm sunshine and blue skies. The whole weekend has been “quite lovely” so we […]
Yesterday’s Field Trip Friday included guided tours of Durham Castle and Cathedral. This is inside the courtyard of the Castle. This was commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1072. It […]
Last night I attended a lecture by Dr. Jeff Astley on Christian Cliches and Ordinary Theology at St. John’s College, Durham University. He explains his work better that […]
Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit Europe’s largest shopping mall, Newcastle: a city of importance in the mission of the early Methodist movement, and to visit with some […]
Yesterday, Rob attended a short presentation at the Cathedral about the displayed Lindisfarne Gospels. Lindisfarne is not far from Durham and the two have a close historical connection. Currently on […]
No doubt, Tea is King in the UK. They drink it early and often–not just at four o’clock. The stores are full of several varieties of teas. I don’t mind […]
We stayed close to home early in the day. It took an extra day to figure out why there was no heat or hot water in the house. We are […]
Gilesgate, Durham, UK Our first morning of our first full day in the house in England. It is quiet in the house. I am the only one up. My coffee […]
It is finally here. Today, Wednesday, September 4 we leave the USA. Some days we thought it would never get here. We leave out of Houston tonight. Tomorrow we have […]
Today we leave Alabama and make a run to visit family in Texas. We depart for England out of Houston next week. When we leave Alabama today, we must have […]
This is our last weekend in Alabama. There are many chores left to do. However, we have chosen not the chores, but the joys. The chores will have to wait […]
Loose ends. Moving out of the country means that we have more loose ends than we have time, it would seem. The task of logistics of getting overseas for a […]
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