Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust… wisdom is hidden by selfish desire.
The Bhagavad Gita
Archive for March, 2017
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2017
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Crypt – Winchester Cathedral
The original Norman east end of the Cathedral was built upon a crypt, which remains virtually unchanged. It contains a well, underneath the High Altar, which my pre-date the present Cathedral.*
This superb low-vaulted stone crypt, which floods in rainy months, dates from the 11th century, the earliest phase of building the Cathedral. Here you’ll find Antony [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes
The Case of the Georgian Bars…
… An update on the fitting of our new backdoor
Before the door was fitted we discussed in length our exact requirements with the person who came to measure and assess the fitting; he knew exactly what we wanted. He suggested that a blank panel was fitted so that exact measurement could be taken when the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 15th 2017
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Chapel of St John the Evangelist and the Fisherman Apostles
On my first visit to Winchester Cathedral one of the south transept chapels, The Chapel of St John the Evangelist and the Fisherman Apostles, drew me in. Within this chapel can be found the grave of Izaak Walton, who became famous as the author of ‘The Complete Angler’.
The modern altar by Peter Eugine Ball [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2017
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From the Archives…
…patio view, pre garden project
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2017
Filed under Faith Foundations, Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2016
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Love’s mysteries in souls do grow, But yet the body is his book.
John Donne
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
A Digression…
…from my intended update on the latest update about the recent replacement of my backdoor.
I was trying to find a picture of the backdoor as it was when we first moved into the house. I know there is one there somewhere…
Along the way I got distracted by this self portrait sequence, which I couldn’t resist [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2017
