Scotland: Day 10
Scotland: Day 10: Standing Stones, Stobo Kirk and Grocery Store
Today started out really slow. We didn't even leave the house until around 4pm, which was nice in a way because it gave me a chance to take some pictures in the garden and get my livejournal up-to-date. (Which hopefully you know, haha.) We drove to a field that had two ancient celtic standing stones in it. These are stones at the edge of the town, the furthest point to which visitors would be escorted on their way out of town. They were very cool, and we had to walk through a flock of sheep to get to them. On the way back to the car, I got caught on the fence, which ripped a hole in my pants (and my skin.)
After that, we went to an old church called Stobo Kirk, which is amazingly still in use. Parts of it are as old as the 1100s, which if you think about it is almost a thousand years ago. Its almost hard to fathom something being that old. As Fiona, the woman who told us about this church, said "the veil is thin" here, meaning that you can get a real sense of the spiritual world. It did feel very spiritual in there, which is weird for me, because I'm not one who's big on organized religion, etc. On each pew, they had a card which read:
Jesus said "My peace I give to you"
For over eight hundred years this has been a place
where people have come
seeking peace, seeking God
some were curious
some were troubled
some had a longing deep within them
some were certain
knew the presence of God within them
wanted to give thanks.
whoever you are
friend or stranger
whatever has brought you here
you are known to God
may you find his peace
After that, we picked up a few things at the grocery store (Somerfield's) for dinner (Enchiladas and beans.) With dinner, we had "Lindisfarne Mead," which is delicious, but I probably should have had less than I did, considering that I feel weird with only a little bit of alcohol. There are links to pictures throughout this entry, and some of my favorites are behind the cut.
