thinking about anglican communities again .
mirfield, and, quite interesting, burford, which is now becoming mucknell.
they are building a new monastery where an old farmhouse was. to be finished next year. it seems a small community so how they can afford this is a mystery. the design itself is not the normal roman design as it has the chapel positioned in the middle of the 'cloister' - which is not really a cloister at all but, according to the design, the existing farm buildings. I suppose it saves space but it also keeps new building to a minimum and it looks remarkably 'anglo-saxon' somehow. need to watch this. its in worcestershire not so far from glasshampton.
this anglican idea is quite inspiring, perhaps because it seems to tap into the need to discover what grows here rather than as an outpost of something roman. it's strange to realise that the roman occupation still influences us, however indirectly, through our faith.

homegrown rather than imported.   

I need to learn to love the desert. not because the desert is loveable. it really isnt. it's boring, demanding, and all my familiar demons lurk there. but I am coming to realise that it is the only place where I will find you.