Last Friday I was invited to an evening of board games and curry. I was asked to bring along Pirates Cove which is one of the games in my collection. On arrival we enjoyed pre-dinner drinks outside on the deck of the Titanic. We then moved inside for some rather delicious curry dishes served in [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Filed under Heritage
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.
Aldous Huxley
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2011
Filed under Out & About
PhotoHunt – Painted
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I had ordered a macro lens. When I went to the shop there was only a display model so I asked for a new one to be ordered.
What should have been simple turned into a saga…
On the day the lens was due in store, I rang up [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Kelso Memorial Cloister
In 1933 a memorial cloister was built to commemorate the 8th Duke of Roxburghe. The cloisters were built in the style of the original cloisters.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey was built in 1128 by the Tironesian monks (originally from Tiron, near Chartres, in France). During the 1540s it fell into decline at the hands of Henry VIII’s army.
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2011
Filed under This & That
Work Over the Years
I invite you to join me over at Vision and Verb where today I reminisce about work over the years.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2011
