I have more than one favourite place. I have managed to incorporate several of them in this photo. Gardens, countryside, Cragside and Northumberland.
More favourite places can be found here.
Archive for April, 2013
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes
Peninsular 1809 Campaign
Photo copyright of TAG.
Some of you might recall that the boys take over my living room from time to time so that they can use the floor to play Napoleonic wargames. Before they even get to this point they exchange correspondence with the game umpire so that he knows where their figures are going [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
Grey Street
Unfortunately Grey Street wasn’t at its best when I visited. It was shrouded with scaffolding!
The inscription on the base of Grey’s monument reads as follows:
THIS COLUMN WAS ERECTED IN 1838
TO COMMEMORATE
THE SERVICES RENDERED TO HIS COUNTRY BY
CHARLES EARL GREY K.G.
WHO, DURING AN ACTIVE POLITICAL CAREER OF
NEARLY HALF A CENTURY
WAS THE CONSTANT ADVOCATE OF PEACE
AND [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2013
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
All Saints Church
The view of The Tyne Bridge in yesterday’s photograph was taken from the hotel car park.
This a quite different view from the same car park.
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2013
Filed under Books
The Perfect Heresy… By Stephen O’Shea
…The Life and Death of the Cathars
Synopsis from book cover:
The fascinating story of the Cathar movement in southern France, from a revolutionary flowering to its hideous suppression by crusade of Church and King.
Review:
The book was previously entitled The Perfect Heresy, The Revolutionary Life and Death of Medieval Cathars. The narrative brings to life the medieval world of Cathars, describing [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Home Alone…
…relaxing after yet another busy weekend!
I have had visitors to stay over the weekend. I was doing a mad rush round getting the housework done before they arrived on Friday. I didn’t quite get it finished because they arrived early. We chatted for a while before ordering a Chinese takeaway for dinner after which we [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2013
