Somehow Janna's blog entry and facebook photos chronicling her Inkling Walking Tour gave me a sense of the rich history of Oxford. I loved seeing the tour from Janna's perspective and am impressed that she walked the 3+ mile trek and ventured into shops for tea. Also, I thought it was insightful for her to find indoor and outdoor places to read to see the story through the eyes of the author. For instance, one of my favorite pictures is of the lamp post and Janna's comment "remind you of anything?" or something similar. In the book, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, the lamp post is a significant part of the scenery, no doubt inspired from the ones that C.S. Lewis saw in Oxford.
I wish now that if it had been practical, that the kids could have kept a photo journal, a hand written diary, and even an audio and video journal as they were growing up to help me understand how they see the world. I did some of those things to record their childhood, but it was from my viewpoint. It is dawning on me that the blog and facebook format allow us to do just that, deepening our understanding of one another.
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