2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 5 September 5, 2024December 18, 2024 September 5, 2024 Iona’s Night Sky Iona has received the Dark Skies designation. I’ve been hoping we’d experience at least one clear night sky while we were here. And last night was GORGEOUS! We saw the big Dipper above the cross as we left the 9:00 pm service at the… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 4 September 4, 2024December 18, 2024 September 4, 2024 What a glorious day!!! Yesterday’s rain and clouds had disappeared and the sun was shining when we left our guesthouse at 6:30am. After finding a public parking lot, figuring out the machine to pre-pay for 2+ days, and figuring out how to get to the ferry (which… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 3 September 3, 2024December 18, 2024 September 3, 2024 Ahhhh… what a difference sleep makes! Especially when followed by a Hampton Inn version of a good English Breakfast. Yesterday, we passed a sign for a cathedral so I looked it up and found that Liverpool has “the largest cathedral in Great Britain” and one of the… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 2 September 3, 2024December 18, 2024 Monday, September 2, 2024 England Adventures London’s passport control has been automated which, theoretically, makes the process much faster. Once Gregg figured out how to put his passport into the scanner, he was “green light to go.” Me next. Not so fast, girly. After three “try agains,” I got “seek… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 1 September 3, 2024December 18, 2024 Sunday, September 1, 2024 Today is the long-awaited day our Pilgrimage begins! Our flight out of Dulles (Washington, DC) wasn’t until 10pm so we were able to go to our church, Trinity Episcopal, in Morgantown, WV. It was good to worship with them. Afterwards, we went home to charge the… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage Celtic Morning Prayer from Northumbria England August 31, 2024August 31, 2024 Father George told us about The Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings From the Northumbria Community when we shared abour our desire to visit churches in Scotland and England. Gregg and I have been in the habit of using the Book of Common Prayer for our morning devotions, by listening… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Itinerary August 31, 2024September 1, 2024 London, here we come! Tomorrow, September 1, 2024, Gregg and I are beginning a pilgrimage of sorts to England and Scotland. We return September 20. Our desire is to visit some places significant to early church history, along with secular spots. The idea for this trip was born last fall… Continue Reading
Double Scoop Newsletter Refreshment & Curiosity with a Friend for August 2024 August 31, 2024August 31, 2024 Welcome to those of you who are brand new to A Double Scoop of Refreshment & Curiosity with a Friend newsletter. And welcome back to those who have been around for a bit. Thank you for joining me! I realize most of you recently received two emails containing “old” content…. Continue Reading
Double Scoop Newsletter Refreshment & Curiosity for June 2024 June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Would These Entice You to Buy a Picture Book? A YouTube read-aloud video of the book, an audio of me reading the book, including a sound for page turns… Continue Reading
Double Scoop Newsletter Refreshment & Curiosity for May 2024 May 17, 2024 May 16, 2024 Hello, Friends! and Welcome, Spring! Summer Plans My 5-year-old great-neice told me she’s been making a list of things to do this summer. So far, it includes swimming, the beach, and a tea party. She’s also been “working on writing a story” with pictures and she wouldn’t… Continue Reading