Tag Archive | church
Finding a New Purpose as a Bookstore: The Dominican Church in Maastricht
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Though bookstores often take over old buildings, most shops don’t inhabit old churches. A bookstore in the Netherlands, however, is an exception to that rule. In 2007, Seleyx, a Dutch chain, hired architect firm Merkx+Girod to convert an old Dominican church in Maastricht, Netherlands into a bookshop. In order to maintain…
A very English Church – Cee’s photo challenge
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
We stumbled on the little village church on the day of a well dressing, when the well-head is decorated with scenes made of flower petals and is blessed for the coming year. Each village chooses a particular theme, this parish had chosen to commemorate those who had…
#Read about Guest #Author Sue Vincent
Originally posted on The Linden Chronicles:
#Read about Guest #Author Sue Vincent.
Hooray! It’s A New Year!
Originally posted on The Encouragement Corner:
For the first time in years, husband and I saw the new year come in. Usually we just go to bed. The new day will dawn with or without us. But this year our church did something unusual. First we sang, went through the prayer list and had prayer,…
Dark Sage – extract
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“Don’t you think it’s odd,” says Wen, “Osiris ends up in a pillar hewn from a tree, Odin hangs from a tree to gain sacred knowledge and Christ dies on a cross cut from a tree?” “Well it’s quite clearly the same story if that’s what you…
Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- Final Day
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
The huts are gone. The green lawn beside the stream holds only an echo of their fallen carcasses. Their fires sleep forever in shadow. Voices whisper only in the wind. Stones line the way, guiding reluctant feet towards the hidden valley and the stark, skeletal rowans of…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 