I booked today off work so I could spend some time in my local memorial garden followed by lunch out. I was hoping for a nice relaxing day away from work and was rather dismayed when I arrived at home yesterday to find that one of the front tyres on my car looked rather deflated. [...]
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We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
The Buddha
16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Leuven – Day Three
We had another lazy start to the day and after breakfast we decided not to venture into the garden just in case we got locked in again. Instead Mr C decided to walk me to the Botanical Gardens so I could enjoy them whilst he made his way to the station to buy train tickets [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2015
Filed under Gardens
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2015
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Blenheim Palace – The Grand Cascade
Designed by ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1760s, the Grand Cascade at the western end of the lake is one of England’s most picturesque waterfalls. Here the Glyme plunges dramatically from the lake and the slowly winds south-westwards under the ‘New’ Bridge designed by Sir William Chambers, eventually joining the River Evenlode, a tributary of the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2015
He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love.
1 John 4:8
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2015
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Blenheim – The Secret Garden
The secluded secret garden is a nice tranquil place with winding pathways, ponds and streams.
As part of the commemoration of the tercentenery in 2004 of the Battle of Blenheim, the 11th Duke restored the garden, first laid down by his father; keeping much of the original layout while introducing many new features.
As a ‘garden for [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2015
