It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
David Attenborough
Archive for July, 2024
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
The National Memorial Arboretum
It is ten years since my previous visit to the National Memorial Arboretum. The Memorial Arboretum is still as peaceful and moving as I remembered. There are now over 400 memorials so it is impossible to see them all during one visit.
This year this the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings so the Arboretum is [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2024
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool and is the mother church of the diocese of Liverpool. The church may be formally referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool the Cathedral Church of the Risen Christ, Liverpool.[1] It is the largest [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Summer of Play
After my stint of volunteering in the visitor reception area in Attingham Park I was able to explore some of the newly installed features, ready and waiting for the school holidays.
I resisted walking the labyrinth until Mr C can join me. He always enjoys exploring a labyrinth of maze.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2024
Filed under Holidays, Taormina 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Mountains inspire awe in any human person who has soul. They remind us of our frailty, our unimportance, of the briefness of our span upon this earth. They touch the heaven and sail serenely at an altitude beyond even the imaginings of a mere mortal.
Elizabeth Aston
11 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2024
Filed under Books
Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb
Synopsis from the book cover:
Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boys’ clothing and sharing the finanacial burden of head of the household with her father.
Now middle-aged, Jihad tells her daughter a story from her life each night. As Maleka prepares to leave home [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2024
