Friday Bench: Bristol Cathedral

A tranquil and greener spot in the heart of a bustling city.

A Heavenly Sign?

Even our churches are moving with the times and getting on the World Wide Web.

Crossed Cappuccino

Most cafes put some kind of symbol on the top of their cappuccino these days, such as a heart. This one’s from the cafe in St Michael’s church in Bath.

Painswick Yews

There’s much more about these fantastic trees over at Veg Plotting today…

Church Door

St Mary’s at Painswick is a Grade I listed building. I didn’t venture inside, but had a rather lovely time in the grounds at the end of February. It’s also rather noted for its Yew trees: around 100 of them.

Friday Bench: Earth from the Air

A stunning exhibition on a rainy day, yet these two women were completely oblivious to both. Huddled under their umbrellas outside Bath Abbey they seemed intent on drinking from their shared can, possibly exchanging intimate secrets at the same time.

Living Water

I met up with Friends in Bath on Saturday to go to a couple of exhibitions – it was murder because the city was packed with hordes of Christmas shoppers.

St Michael’s Church in the heart of the centre offers a brief respite from the mayhem and has a good cafe offering hearty filled rolls, squishy cake and large cups of coffee. The staff all sport aprons with the slogan Food for the Soul.

The proceeds from the cafe go to support church projects in India.

As you can see, no opportunity is lost to spread His message. I found the pictured sign in the loo when I went to wash my hands.

Pink Ceiling

Unusual colours for a church interior don’t you think? However, I thought they worked really well and helped to make the place feel cosy and welcoming.

Red Door Detail

A tiny portion of the inside of yesterday’s Red Door. I particularly liked the contrasting soft green velvet curtain used to keep in the warmth and the design of the door knob.

Red Door

This is one of the entrances to Holy Trinity Church in Trowbridge. I think a red door is most unusual for a church and was struck how it matched the berries of the holly tree nearby.

It seemed an apt beginning to the Forgotten Carols workshop I went to on Saturday