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St Mary’s Church – Ely

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15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 17th 2018

15 Responses to “St Mary’s Church – Ely”

Caroline Irwin says:

November 18, 2018 at 11:42 am

Beautiful poppies and church. So many churches have displays this year – yesterday went to St Mary’s Warwick where the displays were wonderful.
- CherryPie says:
  
  November 18, 2018 at 10:41 pm
  
  I loved seeing the knitted and crocheted poppies everywhere. If I had know about the project I would have taken part
The Yum List says:

November 18, 2018 at 11:44 am

The War Museum in Canberra does a beautiful ceremony for Remembrance Day.
- CherryPie says:
  
  November 18, 2018 at 10:42 pm
  
  This year I watched the ceremony at the Cenotaph on the BBC.
Andrew MacLaren-Scott says:

November 18, 2018 at 5:43 pm

I am glad to see you visited Ely, Cherie, and are seeing much more of it that I ever have. The cathedral is rather awesome, even for irreligious me. Ely is a special place.
- Andrew Scott says:
  
  November 18, 2018 at 5:46 pm
  
  Ha… I thought I had killed off MacLaren-Scott and was commenting as my real self. He seems a hard man to kill off Will have to review my settings.
  - Andrew Scott says:
    
    November 18, 2018 at 5:55 pm
    
    Forgive me please, for now using your blog to test something. I am hoping this comment’s name finally links to the real me and the end of MacLaren-Scott will be confirmed Feel free to delete any or all or my comments Glad you seem to be having a good visit.
    - CherryPie says:
      
      November 18, 2018 at 10:46 pm
      
      I think your test was successful. You have commented as your real self
- CherryPie says:
  
  November 18, 2018 at 10:44 pm
  
  Cathedrals and other old churches have something for everyone. There is the sense of the past and history, the feeling of those feet that have been there over the years and incredible art!
  
  We really loved Ely and want to return. We enjoyed it more that we did Cambridge last year and it is difficult to explain why.
Astrid says:

November 19, 2018 at 7:03 am

We watched the ceremony on TV. I love the crocheted poppies here.
- CherryPie says:
  
  November 19, 2018 at 10:27 pm
  
  The crocheted poppies were a bit of a theme over hear this year.
London Caller says:

November 19, 2018 at 8:15 am

Oh have you seen any white poppies this year?
I saw a couple!
Wow, I couldn’t help but think of the Wars of the Roses.
- CherryPie says:
  
  November 19, 2018 at 10:28 pm
  
  I have not seen a white poppy although I know some of my friends wear them. I know of someone who fought in WWII that wears both.
Anne says:

November 20, 2018 at 8:02 am

Love those poppies!
- CherryPie says:
  
  November 20, 2018 at 6:00 pm
  
  There were spectacular