Blogs about: Lindisfarne
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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… more →
Eyes Of Faith
Photo No. 047 Decay 05 - Signs of Decay
wrote 1 day ago: Today we continue this week’s series on ‘Decay’ with a couple of pictures linked n … more →
Happy Days!!
wrote 1 week ago: Our week in Northumberland is but a fading memory, but the good thing about sketching is that it cap … more →
A festival of optimism in the Age of Worthlessness
wrote 1 week ago: My self-enforced low profile has come to an abrupt end, after only around a month. Perhaps Beltane h … more →
Viking revival
wrote 1 week ago: On 8 June, 793, the abbey of Lindisfarne, a beacon of learning and a bastion of Celtic spirituality, … more →
South out of Scotland
wrote 2 weeks ago: Saturday, 4 May, 2013. Looking West along Loch Tummel towards the Glencoe mountains. Today was mainl … more →
The Lion-man of Hollow Rock
wrote 2 weeks ago: At some stage, around 529AD, San Benedetto da Norcia established a monastery on a prominent hill top … more →
Dreaming of a major sabbatical tour
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wrote 2 weeks ago: It is a really bit early for dreaming about my sabbatical as it is not due until the Methodist year … more →
St. Francis And The Starlings
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wrote 2 weeks ago: On a fairly bleak day a couple of autumns ago, a friend and I headed for Scotland with a break for a … more →
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Kilmahuddrick
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wrote 2 weeks ago: On a recent expedition I by chance found another of these ruined medieval churches near Bawnogue in … more →
New settings
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been following a blog called experiments in experience for a little while now, as it … more →
The Hull Story Newcastle City Hall 2005
wrote 3 weeks ago: Ten years after the sad passing of Alan Hull, this gig was held at Newcastle City Hall to celebrate … more →
Alan Hull Newcastle City Hall 1977: "Jimmy Carter for the Whitehouse; Alan Hull for the City Hall"
wrote 3 weeks ago: Alan Hull Newcastle City Hall 1977 This gig took place while Lindisfarne were taking a break as a ba … more →
Casting on: Lindisfarne Shawl
wrote 3 weeks ago: Hello Everyone! Today I’m going to tell you about another new project. I’ve cast on my v … more →
A Thank You...
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m lying on the grass facing late afternoon sunshine, listening to birdsong and grass that rustles … more →
Listen: Leading single of Airhead's debut LP 'For Years' - 'Autumn' on SoundCloud.
wrote 3 weeks ago: (Photo via factmag.com) James Blake’s touring guitarist and collaborator Rob McAndrews and his … more →
The Causeway at Midnight....
wrote 3 weeks ago: This is the first poem I’ve written in years. Usually, if I do write a poem, I turn it into prose, e … more →
Lindisfarne
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m stood on top of the dunes with the wind stretching my skin, bellowing in my ears like some giant … more →
Bamburgh Castle
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The Seat of Kings Not far from Lindisfarne, indeed within sight of it (on a clear day), lies Bamburg … more →
Where have they gone...
wrote 1 month ago: I am currently fascinated by photography of abandoned places. Earlier this week a tweeted link led m … more →
