Archive for June, 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Final Destination
The last port of call on my weekend away was Hanbury Hall for lunch and gardens. The lunch was delicious and the grounds were nice to walk around despite the recent heavy rain making some of the routes impossible. It was quite a struggle to think of how to get to the pond.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2009
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PhotoHunt – Creamy
Last weekend I went to a wedding, it was a very informal affair and the wedding breakfast was in a Greek restaurant where we were served with a Meze. Here are the wedding cakes, the bottom picture shows how popular they were
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
34 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Westbury via Devizes
After the nice relaxing visit to Bowood there was a bit of time to spare before dinner so a trip to see the white horse at Westbury seemed like a good idea. That was until the slow trog through Devizes. Firstly there was a lot of traffic and also there seemed to be some sort [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2009
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Bowood House and Gardens
It took longer than it should have done to get to Bowood due to faulty programming of the SatNav (Ooops navigator).
The house is home to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and has been open to the public since 1975. Whilst developing the house and gardens they have tried to provide something of interest for [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2009
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The Aboretum
Following the lovely walk around Abbey House Gardens the plan was to go to Westonbirt Arboretum. On arrival it was time for a spot of lunch sitting outside in the sunshine looking at the unusual living roof garden that covers the top of the main cafe.
After lunch there was a short walk to the old [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2009
