Archive for October, 2016

Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2016

Stained Glass at The Vyne

The stained glass in the Chapel at The Vyne is the finest in the National Trust’s care and considered to be among the most beautiful 16th-century glass in Europe. It features King Henry VIII, who visited The Vyne several times, as well as his sister Margaret and first wife Catherine of Aragon, together with their [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2016

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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2016

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Winchester – Day Four

After breakfast we checked out of the hotel and made our way to the Hospital of St Cross. This turned out to be a bit of a challenge, it was Winchester College’s graduation day so with the ceremony taking place in Winchester Cathedral there was traffic congestion.

The Hospital of St Cross is one of England’s [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2016

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Winchester – Day Three

After breakfast which was much quieter than the previous day, we walked through the Cathedral close towards Cheney Close so that we could show mum the church over the bridge. On our way we saw the Christmas market being set up in the Cathedral close but as we turned the corner we were dismayed to [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 28th 2016

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Winchester – Day Two

The breakfast was every bit as good as we remembered from our first visit. The breakfast room was rather full due to the wedding guests from the day before. Thankfully the kids had worn themselves out and were quiet during breakfast.

We set off to Portsmouth to visit the Mary Rose Museum. The journey went smoothly [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2016

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Winchester – Day One

We didn’t set off to Winchester as early as we planned and after picking up my mum and a brief stop on the motorway led to us arriving in Winchester at lunch time. We parked on the hotel car park and Mr C went to reception to tell them that we had arrived and would [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2016

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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

Above all, let us never forget that an act of goodness is in itself an act of happiness. It is the flower of a long inner life of joy and contentment; it tells of peaceful hours and days on the sunniest heights of our soul.
Count Maurice Maeterlinck

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2016

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