I was in Ramsey on Sunday and then went on up to Bride - the village of my ancestors, so to speak! This was solely a church-yard visit as it is a while since I took flowers up ( Read more... )

I am so tired that I'm not sure I will get to reading my FList tonight before I have to give up and go to bed ( Read more... )

Thought I'd better get the last pictures of the July flower festival posted today or it'll be August (and how did that happen?)

This last set are from an agricultural parish in the north. They are very different from the modern designs of the last post.

This is the scene at the church door -


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A few weeks ago someone from the USA saw my photos of Marown Church on Flickr and asked me a little about his possible Lewney/Lawney/Looney ancestors buried there. I pointed out that it would not have been there, but in the yard of the old church, based on when they left the island. And so, today, I went up to old St Runius with my camera as it ( Read more... )

I mentioned yesterday that I had some pics for my occasional 'old churches' series - here they are ( Read more... )

D-d has set off back to York - I took her to the airport this afternoon, and she should be back in her house by now ( Read more... )

I've had a lovely weekend - busy, but really nice. Apart from the trolley-shopping yesterday, I sorted out a lot of my craft stuff and threw some stuff out, found and printed out words for the Advent candles in church because - meep! next Sunday is the first in Advent, then I put some of the children's work from Sunday School last week together ( Read more... )

Before anything about my pictures for today, can I just say Our Boy Done wellD-d and I sat and watched the last 35km and were jumping up and down and cheering him at the end there ( Read more... )

Yesterday it snowed. D-d and I drove to Peel, about 11 miles, for her dental appointment, in a howling gale and snow! But today it was calmer and sunnier. So I took advantage of having the day off work, and the nicer weather, to visit another of our island parish churches/graveyards ( Read more... )

Well, I know it's not exactly festive, but I have a few pictures taken at St George's in Douglas. Only the outside - there was a service on when I was up there - lunch time communion I think ( Read more... )