Last night I was home alone due to Mr C being away overnight on business. Shortly after I arrived home the doorbell rang. I considered answering but it was dark and at that time in the evening it was most likely a salesman of some sort and I rationalised that if it was a neighbour [...]
Archive for November, 2016
This painting by South African-born artist, Jason Askew, has been commissioned by The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum to mark the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
It is 7.50 p.m. on Sunday, 18th June 1815. A column of French Imperial Guard has just been repulsed by the 1st Foot Guards of Major-General Maitland’s brigade (top [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2016
When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world – no matter how imperfect – becomes rich and beautiful, for it consists solely of opportunities for love.
Søren Kierkegaard
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2016
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Winchester 2016
Communion Set
The portable communion set seen [above] was used by Reverend Lumley Green-Wilkinson to administer communion to the members of the 7th and 8th battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps and the 7th and 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, when he was Chaplain to the 41st Infantry Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division whilst serving in [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 12th 2016
Filed under Art, Holidays, Winchester 2016
At the Going Down of the Sun…
…and in the morning, we will remember them.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage
The Museum of the Order of St John
The museum of the Order of St John is housed within St John’s Gate, Clerkenwell. An entrance door with the gate leads to the reception gallery where you can pick up a guidebook or leaflet providing information about the galleries. The next room is the link gallery which is designed in such a way to [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage
London 2016
We arrived at the coach pick up point in plenty of time for our annual coach trip to London. When the coach arrived and we got on board we were informed that after 40 years this would be the last trip unless someone else took it on. The journey ran smoothly and we made good [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 7th 2016
