The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest nor happiness in other things. It must lose itself in love. By its very nature it must seek God, who is love.
Mechthild of Magdeburg
Archive for May, 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
10 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Malmesbury – Day Two
Our weekend away was a garden break package which allowed free entrance to Abbey House Gardens and Westonbirt Arboretum. We awoke to find that there had been another downpour overnight which led to the morning air being rather chilly. When we had finished breakfast the sky brightened up so we went for a walk around [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2016
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Malmesbury – Day One
We set off on our journey later than we intended, partly due to the inclement weather. Along the way we spotted an ideal cafe for lunch, but the mornings downpour had turned the parking area into a field of mud! This meant we had to abandon the idea of lunch there, it also involved some [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 19th 2016
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Holiday Diaries
It has been my intention for quite some time to post diary blogs (from my notebooks) on holidays that I had not written about in this way. My older notes are more brief than my current notes, so the ‘historical’ holiday journeys I share with you will be less detailed.
*Phew*, I hear you say [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2016
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One Last Dinner on the Patio…
…before the weather turned
This was yesterday evenings meal which we quickly assembled after a pre dinner visit to deliver a birthday gift. A perfect dish to enjoy on the patio before the sun went down.
The weather has now become cooler and rainy…
6 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Sunday Jaunt
Yesterday we undertook a day trip to visit my Aunt who lives in Manchester. There was a time when we always used the same tried and tested route to her house. That was until I purchased a new SatNav last year and tested it out on a visit to my Aunt. The SatNav took us [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2016
Over all the mountaintops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then; soon, you too, will have peace.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8 Comments CherryPie on May 15th 2016
