Jack and Charlet's Blog Vox 2010-01-03T01:01:39Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398d8f12e0002/ Bath tag:vox.com,2010-01-03:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020123dde76caa860c 2009-12-31T13:56:31Z 2010-01-03T01:01:39Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

KingQueenBath RomanBath GoldenCresent Devon

No visit to SW England should ignore Bath, the site of England's only hot springs and the background for many English novels - the vacation destination of choice for the rich and famous. We set our satellite navigator for the Roman Bath Museum and...

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]]> Glastonbury - Seat of English Christianity tag:vox.com,2010-01-03:asset-6a00e398d8f12e000201240b8dcd60860e 2009-12-31T13:31:35Z 2010-01-03T00:30:16Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

GlastonburyAbbey GlastonburyThorn GlastonburyKitchen

Glastonbury, in Somerset England, is probably the site of the earliest Christian meetings and structures. It is a town rich with legends and factual history and a generous blend of both. Legend has it that Joseph of Arimathaea, a wealthy uncle of ...

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]]> Avebury Henge and Stonehenge tag:vox.com,2009-12-30:asset-6a00e398d8f12e000201240b8c2085860e 2009-12-30T21:27:04Z 2010-01-02T23:19:17Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Avebury Henge 4 Avebury Henge 1 Avebury Henge 2 Stonehenge

Avebury Henge is the largest stone circle in England and has many more interesting features than Stonehenge. Here in the left photo, you see a little less than one fourth of the circle. Stones that have been removed from the circle to make buildi...

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]]> Tintagel - King Arthur's Birthplace? tag:vox.com,2009-12-29:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020123ddd02bd0860b 2009-12-29T22:09:17Z 2009-12-29T22:52:47Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

TintagelIsland TintagelInlet

Today we visited Tintagel and hiked out to the inland side of the narrow pass between it and the "island" where the castle ruin stands. You can see it in the center of this picture. Click on it for a better look. Then click on it again to get the...

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]]> Church Farm House tag:vox.com,2010-01-05:asset-6a00e398d8f12e000201240b8f3530860e 2009-12-10T17:39:24Z 2010-01-05T23:25:20Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

ChurchFarmHouse

In England, many houses have a name instead of a number. Church Farm House is a 100+ year old Victorian brick that stands on Church Farm, one of the farms our church purchased and so it became part of the farm where we volunteer. It was called Ch...

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]]> Zone Conference tag:vox.com,2009-11-29:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020123f182a432860f 2009-11-17T21:51:23Z 2009-11-29T21:52:14Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

ZoneConference

We just had our first and last Missionary Zone Conference. Seems we are the zone in Europe (most church farms are in the US) so our Mission Director (center) doesn't get around to us very often. Besides, he doesn't supervise our daily work activ...

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]]> Ely Cathedral tag:vox.com,2009-11-29:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020123ddec8810860d 2009-11-14T22:54:54Z 2009-11-29T23:03:39Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

ElyCathedralEastEnd ElyCathedralLantern

The ancient city of Ely is located about 20 minutes West of us on a rise in the otherwise totally flat land of the fens of East Anglia - so it was anciently an island. The first significant church built there was a monastery founded by Etheldreda,...

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]]> The New Cabins Are Looking Good tag:vox.com,2009-11-29:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020123ddd8de8d860c 2009-07-15T22:05:00Z 2009-11-29T23:24:40Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

LiahonaCabinJack

The cabins are nearly complete. We just have a few minor things to finish off like the bird blocking between the rafters, and the fold-down tables inside the front windows. We are very pleased with them - they get a lot of compliments from visito...

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]]> Sister Pemberton is the cutest thing!! tag:vox.com,2009-07-10:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020110162c2f06860b 2009-07-10T21:06:00Z 2009-07-10T21:06:00Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

TurnRightHere

Today we were out reconnoitering the upcoming handcart trek route with an agent of the Environmental Agency. He had been informed by a farmer whose fields we would be going through that due to the threat of hoof and mouth disease, out trekkers w...

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]]> A Strange and Wonderful Fourth of July Celebration tag:vox.com,2009-07-04:asset-6a00e398d8f12e00020110166d908d860c 2009-07-04T22:47:21Z 2009-07-04T22:47:21Z Jackson and Charlet Pemberton http://jandcpemberton.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This evening, after hosting the local Ward's traditional Fourth of July Celebration at Camp Liahona where we serve as volunteer Camp Directors, we sat in our back yard and watched the fireworks. It all seems very normal except that we are in the ...

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