Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent January 2011
This central courtyard dates from the 1280s:
As early as the 14th century, cisterns were installed beneath it, to which water was supplied for the castle from springs in the park. The yard was totally refurbished in the 1920s by Lady Baillie’s designer Rateau. *
*From the Leeds Castle guide book.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 31st 2011
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays
In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.
Robert A Heinlein
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 30th 2011
Filed under Books
Synopsis (from the book cover):
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of southern France, Sepulchre is the stunning new novel of obsession and revenge from the number one bestselling author of Labyrinth.
OCTOBER 1891: Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her brother Anatole abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2011
Filed under This & That
I lost 1.5lb over two weeks. This includes my few days away where I wasn’t in control of the meals I was served. It think all that walking at work must have helped out with the loss. It is half a mile from the car park to the office and I do [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2011
