Archive for April, 2022
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
The Silver Swan
The two hundred and thirty year old Silver Swan is probably the best know and best loved object in The Bowes Museum. It still delights audiences of all ages with its elegant performance.
The Silver Swan is a product of the late 18th century, a time of enterprise and invention when highly creative minds could flourish. [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
Bundles of Cuteness
Yesterday I set off on a quick walk deliberately leaving my camera at home. It was a local walk and I wasn’t expecting see anything new and photo worthy. How wrong I was. As I was sitting soaking up the atmosphere by the duck pond in Apley there was a sudden explosion of fluff bombs. [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Haughmond Hill
Mr C and I had lunch ‘Al Fresco’ in the Bowring Park before making our way to Haughmond Hill for an impromptu afternoon walk.
After we arrived at Haughmond Hill Mr C didn’t set of on the more direct way up the hill as I expected he would. Instead he set off on what I knew [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Newcastle & Durham 2021
The Shrine of St Cuthbert – Durham Cathedral
St Cuthbert is the North of England’s best-loved saint. He lived as a monk, bishop, and then hermit, on Holy Island – Lindisfarne. Revered during his own lifetime for his preaching and holiness, Cuthbert was acclaimed a saint in 698.
His community fled Lindisfarne following the Viking invasion in 793. They travelled around the North of [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 24th 2022
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Durham Cathedral
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2022
