Faced with a constant race to raise restoration funds, the wardens of York Minster usually can’t afford to let the grass grow under their feet.
On this occasion, however, they have positively encouraged it.
This striking scene was created yesterday when the medieval cathedral’s nave was carpeted with 16,000 square feet of special turf ready for a fundraising dinner for 900 guests.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
When the Houston Astrodome first opened, they believed that natural grass would grow on the field because the roof of the dome contained hundreds of skylights that made it bright as day inside. Of course they would have to water it.
Unfortunately, the skylights made it impossible to play baseball in the dome, as fielders went temporarily blind trying to track fly balls hit during the games. So they painted over the skylights.
Well it's not as if other things aren't carted into church to die
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
MajGenl.Meade wrote:Well it's not as if other things aren't carted into church to die
Like religion?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
A former student of great energy and ingenuity had a theme party at his house where they placed sod everywhere in the 1st floor (terre a pied for you European mongrels) as carpeting. The ingenious part was that he already re-sold the sod to someone else who he helped install it for a day later.
I'd tell you about his 'beach' theme party but you'd be biting your silk duvets in envy if I did.
We once turfed a guys halls of residence room, when we were students. We threw a couple of sheep in for good measure too.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
A little heated discussion about upkeep of the local rockpile (cathedral) and the bishop says "Well just sod it! Sod it all."
And there you are.
yrs,
rubato
Must be a Roman church then???
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
A very pretty cathedral, by the way. We went through a few in Frogtown and this one is VERY nice. The "Notre Dame" in Rouen might be as good but the one in Paris was really a depressing dark pile of rocks insides, and filled with souvenir stands and "little sisters of the poor" hustling for change (and they really are little! I didn't see one over 5ft or 85 lbs!)
Quite the tribute to what you can do if you scare the piss out of ignorant peasants for 200 years.
It's not one of my favourites, Exeter, Sailsbury, and of course Winchester are much nicer.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
All magnificent in their unique ways. But I enjoyed Ely most of all. Not sure why - perhaps it was the history and the setting - the lack of tourists (!)
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Gob wrote:We once turfed a guys halls of residence room, when we were students. We threw a couple of sheep in for good measure too.
Oh, it was that kind of party!
MajGenl.Meade wrote:
rubato wrote:It was all just a misunderstanding.
A little heated discussion about upkeep of the local rockpile (cathedral) and the bishop says "Well just sod it! Sod it all."
And there you are.
yrs,
rubato
Must be a Roman church then???
Rather;
The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.
