Synopsis (from book cover):
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the jacket, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what [...]
Archive for June, 2014
Filed under Books
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2014
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Mechelen 2014
Kazerne Dossin
It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. My post is about the Kazerne Dossin museum and military barracks which serve as a permanent history and memorial to the Jews who were held there awaiting deportation to Nazi concentration camps during WWII. I invite you to join me there.
More photos of the museum and barracks [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 4th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Wet Woodland
These photographs were taken in the middle of March just after the severe flooding we had in the south of England.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
Dakota Fly Past
On Sunday the 1st June the National Service (RAF) veterans annual parade took place at Cosford. One of the events billed was a fly past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Dakota (weather permitting). Sunday morning was glorious so we set off for Cosford in order to watch the display.
We stood on a grassy bank [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2014
Filed under This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.
Max Muller
17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2014
