Unanticipated Rest

Unanticipated Rest

We drove along the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. It was the last evening of our week long experience of Scotland and all were a little tired. The previous night we had our first taste of “glamping” (glamorous camping?) and not many of us were well rested. The...

Celebrating Culture

It has been an interesting week for the Morrow family in Toronto. We have been taking in some of the city’s culture. We visited the annual Toronto carnival on Saturday the 4th August. I’m not quite sure what it was a celebration of, but it was most definitely a...

Church BBQ 27th July 2018

Moneydig and Second Kilrea held a Church Barbecue on Friday 27th July at the Manse grounds with around 80 people coming along to enjoy a great night of tasty burgers and sizzling sausages. Everyone enjoyed the evening and thanks go to Alan and Gerald for looking after...
A Canadian View of the Twelfth

A Canadian View of the Twelfth

Tim Bruneau from St Giles Kingsway Presbyterian Church gives his thoughts on this years twelfth parade in Garvagh. Our family participated in what is likely the largest celebration in Northern Ireland of the year – the July 12th Parade. It is commonly called “The...

Niagara Falls

Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling....
Learning from the past

Learning from the past

Yesterday, (Friday 13th July), Julia, Robin, Jacob and I visited the Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto. For those reading this back home in Northern Ireland, Black Creek Pioneer Village is very like the Folk park at Cultra or the Ulster American Folk park in...