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Archive for October, 2012
Filed under Heritage, Holidays
Architecture 100 :: 30 – Ightham Mote
My previous posts on Ightham Mote can be found here.
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2012
Last week my Mum was having a sort out ready to have a new carpet fitted. In the process she decided to get rid of some of the books that were in her book case. One of the was ‘Cheers! 1,024 Toasts & Sentiments for Every Occasion‘ by Kevin P. McDonald. It was one of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2012
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2012
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
The East Parterre Garden
The East Parterre garden was visible through the windows of the ballroom:
The focal point when viewed from the house was a fountain of Flora, goddess of spring and flowers, whose statue crowned the composition. She holds a cornucopia or horn, intended to jet water, and round her are four tritons (fish-tailed humans) blowing jets [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 15th 2012
There has never been a time when you and I and the kings gathered have not existed, nor will there be a time when we cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth and old age, so too at the time of death, he attains another body. The [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
Sunny Sunday in Autumn
Autumn is not quite ready to be photographed yet, it seems all the best trees are in all the wrong places to be able to get a decent photograph. I did however enjoy my lunch out, a leisurely drive and a short walk. Here are a couple of photos that I did manage [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2012
