Monthly Archives: June 2024

The Creativity of Cathedrals

I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built … interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It … Continue reading

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A Walled Garden and a Copper Pig

I have been waxing lyrical about the National Trust for the past few months, as we made plans to travel through the UK. The National Trust – in case you haven’t heard me mention it before – is a charity … Continue reading

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Lion City

The merlion is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. It became the logo for the Singapore tourism board in 1966. Singapore – Singapura means ‘lion city’ in Malay, hence the lion … Continue reading

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