Archive for August, 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Gardens, Holidays
Paxton – Garden Views
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Paxton – The Ice House
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Paxton House
This Palladian villa was built in 1758 by Patrick Home:
Before the union between Scotland and England in 1707 this was a hotly contested border area, and only fortified buildings survive from earlier times. Patrick’s grandfather and uncle took part in the Jacobite uprising of 1715, and earlier generations of the family had been [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
First Glimpse…
… of Paxton House.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2011
Filed under This & That
My Happiness Project
My happiness project is taking shape, I have made a list of goals to achieve and I am writing down daily reminders of things that made me happy. One of the things on the list was to get a macro lens. Those of you who have been following will know that after a [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2011
Filed under Gardens
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
19 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays, Science & Nature
What is It?
7 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2011
