Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Earlier today I came across this passage in the The Morville Hours. It gave me pause for thought, so I thought I would share it with you.
The wearing of scarlet poppies and the laying of poppy wreaths on Remembrance Day dates from 1921, though the sheets of poppies which covered the battlefields of France [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2009
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We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take us or spare us.
Marcel Proust
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2009
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The last port of call on my weekend away was Hanbury Hall for lunch and gardens. The lunch was delicious and the grounds were nice to walk around despite the recent heavy rain making some of the routes impossible. It was quite a struggle to think of how to get to the pond.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2009
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The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2009
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It took longer than it should have done to get to Bowood due to faulty programming of the SatNav (Ooops navigator).
The house is home to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and has been open to the public since 1975. Whilst developing the house and gardens they have tried to provide something of interest for [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2009
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Tucked away behind Malmesbury Abbey and its cloister garden is Abbey House Garden, the home of the Naked Gardeners. The current owners, Ian and Barbara Pollard, bought Abbey House in 1994 as a family home. In 1996 they decided to create a garden and open it to the public with a view to attracting visitors [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2009
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We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade.
Caroline Norton
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2009
