Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
The 1st Duke’s greenhouse is one of the oldest in England and he used to grow oranges, lemons and myrtles inside it. The 4th Duke moved it to it’s present location and it is currently used to grow prize-winning camellias.
Information is taken from the Chatsworth guidebook 2010.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2010
…100 species that changed the world…
Synopsis (from book cover):
Why have creatures evolved as they are? which species have had the biggest impact on the world we live in? Where does humanity fit in?
Christopher Lloyd leads us on an exhilarating journey, from the birth of life on the early Earth to the present day, as [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 18th 2010
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Chatsworth, which is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, was every bit as good as I remembered it although due to the lovely weather it was very busy.
The first house at Chatsworth was built by Bess of Hardwick and her second husband William Cavendish. Building work began in 1552 and continued for [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
I have been having a nice day out and about enjoying the sun (I ordered it especially).
There were a few food challenges along the way but I managed not to succumb to the lure of naughty cakes
Out & About, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
an English home-gray twilight pour’d
On dewey pastures, dewey trees,
Softer than sleep-all things in order stored,
A haunt of ancient Peace.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2010
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This room is so large and elaborate that photographs don’t do it justice. The theme on the frieze depicts a forest with the court of Diana, amid attendant deer, lions, elephants, camels and other animals along with scenes of country life and deer and boar hunting.
The court of Diana, the virgin goddess and huntress, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2010
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It has definitely been one of those days. This morning my printer wasn’t working, the light was on but nothing was happening! I fiddled around with the leads and ran some tests but it was staying offline. On closer inspection I realised that after my last minute visitors had vacated the room [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2010
