When Bishop FitzSimons Allison announced his retirement as the head of the Mere Anglicanism Conference, many discussions followed about how to best honor his commitment to both this international forum and his decades of work for the Diocese of South Carolina. Meetings and phone conversations between Bishop Mark Lawrence, Dean Peet Dickinson, and Dean William McKeachie resulted in the realization there was no real landmark in the Diocese named in honor of Bishop Allison. +Fitz is an outdoorsman and a lover of conversation, debate, and friendship, and a place that could somehow combine these personality traits seemed the most desirable. The decision was made that renovating the courtyard within the Cathedral close and dedicating it to him would be an appropriate gesture….
It looks lovely and peaceful.
The raised beds are a great idea. If planted with herbs and plants which smell [rosemary, lavender and so on], then even those who are visually impaired can run their fingers over them and release the scents making it a treat for them, as well as anyone else.
“The first Archbishop of Canterbury?”