…Last night my father passed away and now he is at rest.
When I left the hospital after visiting time there was the beginnings of a beautiful sunset. As I drove home the sunset turned into something quite spectacular and special, I was able to see it in my rear view mirror as I travelled [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations
Sunset…
26 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Addiction
I think most of my regular readers know I am addicted to gardens
The words over the gateway say:
A GARDEN SWEET ENCLOSED WITH WALLES STRONG
THE ARBORES AND AYLES SO PLEASANT AND SO DULCE
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2010
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Cosy Corner
A view of Wightwick Manor.
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2010
From the guidebook:
In the customary Cistersian layout, we might expect there to have been a partition separating the two bays. If this was the case, the west bay served as the book room, or armarium, where some at least of the abbey’s fine collection of volumes could be stored for use in the cloister. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
The Journey
On the journey to the hospital I was presented with this wonderful view. Nature’s beauty always makes a point at just the right moment. Time for reflection…
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes
Failing Technology
About a month ago my BT connection failed. I was alerted to the fact by my brother who said he had been ringing for hours and no one had picked up the phone. Firstly, it should only ring 4 times because the answer machine is always on and secondly the phone hadn’t rung because I [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2010
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Buildwas Abbey – Chapter House
The architecture of chapter house at Buildwas Abbey is Gothic in style and quite beautiful. It was from here that I was treated to that lovely musical surprise.
It is here where the monks would assemble every morning with the abbot presiding over the meeting:
This began with the reading of a lesson and a chapter from [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2010
