Encounter with the bull

Thursday 22nd June 2017

Mum, the bull's coming

What's in the bucket?

Very nice, thank you

What do we do now?

Mummy, give me a cuddle

It's all right, dear, all over.

Waiting for Christmas!

Monday 19th June 2017

The chainsaw sculptures of Mary and Joseph stand in the blazing midsummer sun whilst we prepare for the intervening events like a re-dedication of a restored church building and the Church's stand at the summer Show.

Midsummer weather

Sunday 18th June 2017

Haymaking across the North Tyne at Wark

Cathedral Messy Church

Saturday 17th June 2017

On the coach going to Newcastle...

 ...where we caught the bishop playing football skittles,

modelled people out of sticky building noodles

and discussed baptism with Canon Clare McLaren at the font.

Nanny in the nursery

Wednesday 14th June 2017

One cow looks after all the calves to give the other mothers some time off.  I'm driving around trying to organise a family coach trip to "Messy Church" in the Cathedral  --  which will offer some respite to them!

"St Aidan's Way"

Tuesday 13th June 2017

On the way from Greenhaugh First School to Thorneyburn as a "St Aidan's Way" pilgrimage

Telling us about the height of the snowdrifts on the way to school in 1963



The ruins of the old water mill just above...

...Low Linn

Sharing a picnic of bread...

...and grapes,
as we hear about St Aidan's teaching the Northumbrians about Jesus and His Last Supper with the disciples when they shared bread and wine.



Family Fair

Saturday 3rd June 2017

A successful fair,

a happy atmosphere

and the hard work was worth it.

Getting ready for the Fair

Thursday 1st June 2017


If you  switch to and fro between these two pictures, you can see the Browns getting the Rectory garden at Bellingham ready for Saturday's Family Fair!