what Does Saint Barbara Think of This?
I was planning to take you on a stroll through the collages of 2007 in my date book, for that year and I will, but first look what popped up in my email this morning! This is the church of Santa Barbara in Llanera, Spain, built in 1912, abandoned for some years and then discovered by a group of skateboarders who "saw the church's potential for their type of worship." They formed a collective titled "The Church Brigade" and installed a halfpipe where the pews once stood. What would Barbara think? Well, she was a pretty adventurous girl who was open to new things so I'm going to guess that she's there, enjoying the fun. I hate to see a church fall into disuse, but I also try to practice reduce, reuse and recycle so I'm celebrating. And doesn't it look pretty? I love all the colors, and the big owl over what was once the altar. But let's talk about me. I've talked before about the notebooks I started keeping when I quit teaching to wor...