Last week was a bit hectic because I had to fit so many things into the time I had available, especially because I had visitors stopping this weekend and I needed to prepare for them too.
Friday and the time of the visitors arrival finally arrived but there was no sign of the visitors… The evening [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
My Weekend
17 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2010
Filed under Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Whatever is in any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself.
Marcus Aurelius
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2010
I mentioned that during my walk in the park last Saturday I felt rather nostalgic, I was really having a deja vue moment. The petals falling around my head triggered a memory.
Calum said he would like to see a picture of why I had that memory, so here it is (you can see both the [...]
30 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2010
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A Bit of a Saga
On the way to work today I needed to fill up my car with petrol so I called in at the nearest petrol station. There was a bit of a queue and the person in front of me was taking a long time.
When I eventually got to the pump I chose the ‘pay at [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Holidays
PhotoHunt – Covered
The plants are very well covered in the Orchard House at Cragside.
More views of the Orchard House and other views of Cragside can be found here.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Buildwas Abbey – South Transept
The first photograph shows the south transept with what is left of the tower just behind it.
The second photograph shows one of the four transept chapels. Each of the chapels was covered with a rib vault, with an altar beneath the east window.
A view looking out from the chapel can be seen here.
18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2010
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Buildwas Abbey
The ruins of Buildwas Abbey are situated in beautiful woodland just above the south bank of the River Severn.
The guidebook gives a brief summary of it’s origins:
In the summer of 1135, Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Chester, brought a small colony of monks to England from the Norman abbey of Savigny. He settled the [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2010
