Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
DailyIndia reports that the proposed sight of the Basha-Diamer Dam in Pakistan, holds thousands of ancient rock carvings and inscriptions. If the construction of the dam goes ahead around 30,000 carvings on 5,000 rocks would be affected. Some would be totally submerged and some would be seasonably visible when water levels were low.
Professor Harald [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on May 20th 2011
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I managed to lose 1lb this week, although I feel as if I have lost a bit more…
6 Comments CherryPie on May 19th 2011
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The yew garden is Packwood’s rarest and most famous feature – a representation of the Sermon on the Mount. At one end of the garden there is a raised path which is reached by a short flight of steps:
This transverse walk is flanked by twelve great yews now known as ‘The Apostles’ with four very [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2011
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Packwood House is very close to Baddesley Clinton which I recently blogged about. You can see from the exterior that it is completely different in mood and style. A description from the guidebook:
at Packwood the compact house, relatively undistinguished externally, is a1920s and ’30s recasting of a much altered late 16th-century timber-framed building. It is [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2011
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Synopsis (from book cover):
Welcome to Eden population: Zero
Off the coast of Madagascar and on the run, underwater archaeologist Daniel Knox is searching for the wreck of a Chinese treasure ship. But when and old friend and her father vanish from the idyllic Eden nature reserve, he breaks cover to go and investigate.
It is the opportunity [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2011
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8 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2011
