On the way home from my recent weekend in Oxford, we stopped off at Coughton Court. The beginning of November seems an appropriate time to visit Coughton Court because it and the Throckmorton family who owned it played a pivotal role in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
The plot was the climax of a series of [...]
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Remember, Remember…
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2014
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2014
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St James’ Church Avebury
St James’ church was founded in around AD 1000 and appears to be a ‘minster’ church, that is, a church held by the crown and serving a large area. A little of the history of the church can be found here.
The tub font is possibly of Saxon origin but has detailed carving of the first [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2014
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St Nicolas Church Newbury
St Nicolas church as it stands today was completed around 1500 to 1530. There is some evidence that to suggest that the church was used as both a prison and a hospital after the Second Battle of Newbury in 1664.
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 15th 2014
All happiness in the world comes from thinking about others, and all suffering in the world comes from preoccupation with yourself.
Santideva
28 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2014
Observe the marvels as they happen around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the beauty moving through and be silent.
Jalil al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), Persia
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2014
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Time Passes
Lead me from the unreal to the real,
Lead me from darkness to light,
Lead me from death to immortality,
Brihadaranyaka Upishand
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2014
