Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran
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Filed under Heritage, Sherborne 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2020
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Berkeley Castle Garden
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2020
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
The Hurdy Gurdy
This composite instrument, the body dating back to the 17th century and carved from a single block of English beech has a birch table. The head and key box are by the French maker Francois Louvet who presumably restored and added to this ancient instrument following irrevocable damage suffered in the 18th century.*
*From a sign [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2020
Filed under Holidays, Taormina 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There is nothing permanent except change.
Heraclitus
12 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2020
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle is a beautiful and historic Castle, begun in 1154 and still the home of the Berkeley family. It is a great day-out for all the family, hosting special events during school holidays and throughout the year. Awarded TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for the last five years.
The Castle, which dominates the Vale of Berkeley, is [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2020
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
In the universe there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.
William Blake
4 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2020
The more a human being feels himself a self, tries to intensify this self and reach a never-attainable perfection, the more drastically he steps out of the centre of being.
Eugine Herrigel
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2020
