Archive for January, 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Destination Woodhenge
Just before Christmas I noticed that the missing fallen lintels at my local ‘Woodhenge’ had been replaced. After seeing them my intention was to walk to them to provide a photo update.
Christmas was busy and in January lethargy set in, it was lovely and cozy at home and so easy to curl up with a [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 30th 2024
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Out & About
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
We enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. The museum houses some interesting galleries and displays; Spitfire Gallery, a Staffordshire Hoard display, natural science display, archaeology, local history along with galleries displaying art, design and ceramics.
The museum also has a cafe that serves delicious sandwiches and cakes, although we didn’t sample [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2024
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
Carl Sagan
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malta 2023
Last Glimpse of Malta…
It is unfortunate that I am unable to share all my photo memories of our Malta adventure so I leave you with these final glimpses from our holiday.
I captured some lovely moments walking around Valletta; a lizard playing hide and seek with me in the upper Barraka Gardens, hidden gems of history, birds with their [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2024
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Malta 2023
Muza…
… Malta’s National Museum of Art
On our last day in Malta we had just enough time to visit this museum which houses some lovely artworks.
MUZA is the National Museum of Art, branded as the Malta National-Community Art Museum. The word MUZA us a translation of the Maltese word for ‘inspiration’ and also stands as an [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2024
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Malta 2023
Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Archaeological Park
Ħaġar Qim, over 5000 years old, is found at the top of a promontory with a fertile plain to its east and garrigue sloping down to the sea to the west. 500m downhill from Ħaġar Qim one finds Mnajdra, a contemporary building, probably used by the same community given its proximity.
The late-Neolithic site of Ħaġar [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2024
