Archive for February, 2017
Let us be who we are and be that well, in order to bring honour to the master craftsman whose handiwork we are.
St. Francis de Sales
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2017
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
A Perfect Place…
…for spotting steam trains.
It is a lovely place to visit not only do you get a guided tour that explains the history and how the mill works. There is also opportunity to walk around the mill pools and through the surrounding woodlands which allow views of the mill from different perspectives.
There is also the opportunity [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 17th 2017
Filed under Heritage
Highley Station
Highley railway station is a station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line in Shropshire, near the west bank of the River Severn and just under a mile south-east of the village of Highley. Highley is the only staffed single-platform station on the line. Other stops with one platform are unstaffed halts.
Highley station opened to the public on 1 [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2017
Filed under Heritage
Clun Castle
Clun castle was built in the late 11th century to proclaim Norman dominance over this part of the Welsh Marches. It later became home to the Fitzalans, and important ruling family.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the border between Wales and England remained an usettled area. William the Conqueror granted lands here to his followers [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2017
Filed under Colwall 2016, Holidays
With Love xx
Then Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together,
and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings
of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the
silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2017
Words can travel across thousands of miles. May my words create mutual understanding and love. May they be beautiful gems, as lovely as flowers.
Thich Nhat Hahn
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2017
