With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
William Wordsworth
Archive for August, 2015
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Saint Anthony’s Chapel – Leuven
In 1860, the superior of the Priests of the Sacred Hearts bought the 14th-century Sint Antonius Kapel (Saint Anthony’s Chapel).
He transformed it into a place of pilgrimage in honour of Saint Joseph. As a result of the popularity of the pilgrimages here, expansion and renovation of the chapel became a necessity in the 1960’s. Still [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 8th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Leuven 2015
De Langste Dag
As I mentioned in my Leuven travelogue I enjoyed the experience of the longest day celebrations whilst walking to and from Leuven station.
We were able to enjoy Leuven’s longest day celebrations (‘De Langste Dag 2015′) as we walked from the station to the city centre. We really enjoyed the street artist entertainment which included two strange [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2015
Filed under Art, Holidays, Leuven 2015
To Be An Angel
To be an angel, one need not have wings.
In giving love there is an equal grace.
Nor need one seek the aura in the face,
As love unveils the beauty of all things.
By Francois Couperin.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 6th 2015
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Park Abbey – Vegetable Garden
Every abbey had a vegetable garden. The abbey’s gardeners grew a wide range of vegetables for the monastery kitchen such as onions, leeks and celery but also lesser-known vegetables such as winter radish, parsnip or spinach beet. The Parc Abbey was no different.
Up until the 16th century, important parts of the garden slope were planted [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2015
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Park Abbey
You may recall from a previous post that the abbey which held so much promise was closed on the day that we chose to visit.
Walking towards the buildings, we noticed that everything looked closed, despite the promotional leaflet from the tourist information office and the Abbey Park’s website, saying it should be open! We found [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Cupcakes and Lemonade – Part Two
By the time we arrived home after our Saturday jaunt, the weather had changed from sunshine to rain and the small cupcake enterprise was nowhere to be seen. Just after we entered the house Mr C realised his spectacles were missing and, upon checking found that they were not in the car. He phoned the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2015
