Quite a nice day, if a tad nippy today. There is considerable disruption on the mainland due to heavy snow; the ski centre in the Cairngorms had to be closed after 30 inches (75 cm) of snow fell. The weather here was quite bright and sunny. I sent off another card on
Postcrossing, which should hopefully reach its destination in about a week; it went to the States. The previous one reached Finland in 3 days; I omitted an airmail sticker on the first, and it took 3 weeks to get to Russia. I am yet to get a postcard in return, and that could be from anywhere. I print my own postcards (on blank postcards), using one of about 30,000 pictures of Lewis and Harris.
Today, I went to St Peter's Episcopal Church on Francis Street - the Episcopal Church in Scotland is equivalent to the Church of England.
I went there as I had word that a memorial to a WW1 casualty could be found there. I was not disappointed.
Interior of the church
Memorial to Alex John Macaskill, who died in the Iolaire Disaster of 1 January 1919, aged 19.
There is one other Episcopal Church in Lewis; it is referred to as St Moluag's Chapel and can be found at Eoropie, near the Butt of Lewis.
Our local newspaper often has spelling errors. The word itself might be correct but not in the text it is used. I guess they rely on spell checker to catch errors and it cannot tell . Both churches are lovely buildings. I always enjoy the pictures.
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