new links

The last link I posted seemed not to work--at least, it only connected to one photo, and not the best of the lot. I have tried again:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5714&l=d859c&id=1029504841


Also, I have posted pictures of our trip to Tybee Island:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5276&l=26f09&id=1029504841

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5283&l=c0104&id=1029504841

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5286&l=1fcf3&id=1029504841

I hope you enjoy them!

more photos from our trip to the UK are available at: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=103678&l=80619&id=1029504841

We have just finished a week of vacation Bible school at our local parish. The kids have had fun, and I served as floater and photographer for the week.

Next week, we begin a two-week stretch of time at home before school starts August 11. It's hard to believe that the summer vacation is nearly over. Iain will be back in mother's morning out this year, starting in late August, and Lewis and I begin teaching just after Labor Day. We will continue to enjoy the pool as long as it is warm enough to splash and play.

Durham

I have started uploading lots of photos into Facebook, mostly because it is much easier than adding photos to the blog. Fortunately, the photos are available via public links. The set of photos I took at Crook Hall and Gardens (which was very lovely, and we'll be going back) are online at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5645&l=a3af0&id=1029504841.

The main news following our trip to the UK is that we'll be going back next summer, to stay. Lewis has been offered, and has accepted, the Bede Chair in Catholic Theology at the University of Durham. He will teach courses in the University, help to guide the Centre for Catholic Theology, and serve as theological advisor to the local bishop. Thomas is excited, having enjoyed himself very much staying at the Durham Castle (in rooms used by University students during the academic year), running around the palace green and the cathedral cloisters, and visiting some nearby attractions, including Crook Hall and Hadrian's Wall.

I will add further links to photos of Durham (July 14-20) and of our trip to the beach (July 5-12), but for the moment, this one will have to suffice:

The weather was mostly gorgeous, that is, if you like temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's, and you don't mind a little rain. I was delighted to wear jeans in July, an unthinkable notion in Atlanta, but perfect for Durham last week. This week, the weather is supposed to be warmer (up into the 80's): I am just as glad to have missed it! We will enjoy a final academic year here in Atlanta before relocating late spring of 2009. And we will keep you posted. Really.