Category Archives: public buildings
Then and Now and other stories
I went to the Tampere Art Gallery today. The main focus of many of the current exhibitions in Finland at the moment is the Finnish Civil War (1918, the centenary is this year). It’s not something I know much about, … Continue reading
Museum of ContemporaryArt (Santiago)
And then for something different, I’d heard about this museum and its exhibition but nonetheless I stumbled upon it by chance. The layout inside is a bit bizarre but the exhibition I saw was both stunning and thought provoking. The … Continue reading
the owl lunches with a friend
Do owls lunch I wonder? This one does – not often – but when she does, she does it well! A lunch date must not be hurried – and it must involve delicious tasting food. A lunch date is best … Continue reading
273: Pilgrims’ rest
Pilgrim’s Cafe on Lindisfarne is an amazing meeting place – and though I didn’t use it (I had an internet-free retreat) one of the places where there’s wifi for customers. The coffee is fabulous and made with love And they … Continue reading
189. now that’s old!
1610 – four hundred and two years old. (Stafford, church lane, greengrocers).
46. people watching
at the British museum struck by how the people are gathered
31. hidden passageways
(taken over in Ashbourne last weekend)
Naantali Spa
Night off with a dear friend at Naantali Spa: nothing like swimming under the stars in midwinter but not freezing!
vintage tea
There is so much more to tea than I knew. But the secret to waking the tea up is using boiling water not just on the leaves, or in the pot, but in and on every vessel!
tea service
We talk about serving God but until you’ve been waited on hand and foot it’s hard to really get it. My first day back in Finland, my friend took me to a newly opened Chinese tearoom. The menu reads like … Continue reading
Eyes Of Faith 