Archive for the 'Faith Foundations' Category
19 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2010
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
The V&A – Cast Court Font
This is another exhibit from the V&A’s cast court collection.
This cast was acquired in exchange with the Belgian Royal Commission for Promoting the Reproduction of Works of Art in 1877. The original is made of brass and was created before 1118 by Rainer of Huy.
The font is decorated with representations of St John the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2010
15 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2010
Learning without thought is labour lost;
and thought without learning is perilous.
Confucius
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2010
“Friendship is the bridge between two human beings.”
“Friendship is the bridge between earth and Heaven.”
“Friendship is the bridge between the known and the unknown.”
Sri Chinmoy
PS: This photo also fulfills the promise I made over at nourishing obscurity.
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Faith Foundations, Holidays
Lady Waterford Hall
I think that is enough doom and gloom for now so I will share some appropriate holiday photos (for this season) with you.
One of the places I visited during my stay on the borders was the Lady Waterford Hall which was formally a school. The building contains Biblical scenes that were painted onto the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2009
Filed under Faith Foundations, This & That
Dona Nobis Pacem
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
Mahatma Gandhi
20 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2009
