This evening I left the office a few minutes earlier than usual because Mr C was working from home. I knew Mr C would have finished his work and I didn’t have to wait for him to travel from his office to home.
I joined the always busy roundabout, that needs a bit of due care [...]
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On The Way Home from the Office
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
I have just come inside from watching the stars and planets twinkling and rotating above my garden. The heavenly bodies were accompanied by a bat flitting about catching insects in the twilight. It was a perfect end to a perfect day.
It was Mr C’s birthday and we spent the day at Chester Zoo. The weather [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2016
Filed under Books, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2016
Book of Hours 1524
This book of hours is printed on vellum, and features illuminated miniatures and woodcut illustrations. It was produced by the Hardouin family of Paris. who were one of the best know producers of printed books of hours. ST. Nicholas is depicted here (top left) in the vestments of a bishop, including a cope, mitre and [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2016
Filed under Holidays, Wells 2016
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Kindness is Love in action!
Cindy Frascis
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2016
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2016
The Ornate & The Beautiful
On our visit to the Bishop’s Palace I particularly enjoyed the temporary exhibition entitled ‘The Ornate & The Beautiful‘. The exhibition displays the extraordinary craftsmanship of the textile industry from the 14th century to the present day and includes some of the most beautiful and rare vestments and ecclesiastical textiles from around the country. The [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2016
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Inside the Bishop’s Palace
The Bishop’s Palace and accompanying Bishops House at Wells in the English county of Somerset, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Building of the palace started around 1210 by Bishops Jocelin of Wells and Reginald [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 12th 2016
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The Bishop’s Chapel
The Bishop’s Chapel adjoins the Bishop’s Palace:
Bishop Burnell’s chapel, built between 1275 and 1292, is filled with light by tall windows in all four walls. Here the medieval bishops’ households met for formal prayer, led by their own chaplains and priests.
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2016
