Last Sunday I finally came to the end of my original 52 thoughts for the week, so from now on my thought for the week will be picked according to my mood on the day. In time I will get around to a post with links to all the discussions, so they can be seen [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009, Science & Nature
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 29th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes
Another of Those Days
Following on from Thursday it seems that my spate of minor irritations are not quite over.
The boys had decided they were having a Napoleonic campaign on my living room carpet which meant I either had to go out or be consigned to the upstairs of the house.
I thought a slow morning and a lie in [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2009
Filed under Heritage
Flodden Field – The Index
Flodden Field – Brief description plus an excerpt from Marmion by Sir Walter Scott
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 1 – Duns Forest.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 2 – Norham Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 3 – Etal Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 4 – Ford Castle.
Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Science & Nature
PhotoHunt – Technology
HMS Ocelot is situated at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham. If you ever visit the dockyard it is well worth joining one of the guided tours of the submarine.
HM Submarine Ocelot was the last warship built for the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard. An ‘O’ Class diesel electric submarine, she was launched in 1962 and [...]
34 Comments CherryPie on Nov 27th 2009
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One of Those Days
By the time I got to work today I was beginning to wonder if staying in bed would have been a better option.
Firstly, I reversed off my drive and did my usual visual check to make sure no windows or doors were open. Then I started to drive off and notice that the locked gate [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle has been home to the Percy family since 1309 when Henry Lord Percy purchased Alnwick Castle moving the family north from Yorkshire. It is the second largest inhabited castle in England.
The earliest mention of Alnwick Castle in the history books appears soon after 1096 when Yves de Vescy became baron of Alnwick [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 25th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
The Percy Lion
The Lion Bridge at Alnwick spans the river Aln and was built in 1770 to replace an earlier bridge which had been destroyed by flooding. It gets it’s name from the sculpture of the Percy Lion which is situated on the bridge. The Percy Lion was made in 1773 by John Knowles and is distinctive [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2009
