…No wonder he looks unhappy!
Archive for June, 2018
Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.
Douglas Coupland
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2018
The Birth Place of Guido Fawkes
On 5th November 1605 a York man, Guy Fawkes, was discovered about to ignite 36 barrels of gunpowder underneath the Houses of Parliament. His aim was to spark a Catholic revolution.
Fawkes was born in York in 1570, probably at a house in Stonegate. He was baptised in St Michael le Belfry church on [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Celebrating Twenty Years xx
A day out at Haddon Hall followed by ‘Fine Dining’ on the patio.
16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2018
Filed under Heritage
The Yorkshire Museum
A 28 year old man, Lucius Duccius Rufinus, from Viennes in France died in Eboracum after a career as the standard bearer for the Ninth Legion. The soldier carrying the standard of the legion would have been a central target for the enemy.*
The army had its own specialist craftsmen. Tilers made floor and roof tiles [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Walk in the Woods
Due to my walking challenge, I have been so focused on walking that I have not got around to gathering my thoughts to post about the places that I visited in York. They will be coming soon, but for now I am sharing some photographs from another walk, this time in Apley Woods.
After a little [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 4th 2018
Filed under Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Leave home in the sunshine:
Dance by a meadow -
Or sit by a stream and just be.
The lilt of the water will gather your worries and carry them down to the sea.
J Donald Walters
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 4th 2018
