Cherie's Place » Malmesbury 2009

PhotoHunt – Monthly

CherryPie — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:33:47 +0000

The Zodiac clock at Snowshill Manor is a perfect example of monthly.

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PhotoHunt – Addiction

CherryPie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:12:54 +0000

I think most of my regular readers know I am addicted to gardens

The words over the gateway say:
A GARDEN SWEET ENCLOSED WITH WALLES STRONG
THE ARBORES AND AYLES SO PLEASANT AND SO DULCE

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PhotoHunt – Fresh

CherryPie — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:55:07 +0000

I couldn’t miss PhotoHunt even though you won’t be able to comment on the post due to a technical hitch with my blog. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:58:48 +0000

The rain water enlivens all living beings of the earth both movable (insects, animals, humans and so on), and immovable (plants, trees and so on), and then returns to the ocean, its value multiplied a millionfold.

Chanakya, India

Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:11:50 +0000

We go through life seeing things not as they are but as we are, and love is the only lens available to straighten out our vision of the world and offer some hope of understanding.

From 1000 paths to love by David Baird

Garden Pavillion

CherryPie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:42:57 +0000

Currently Hanbury Hall has two pairs of garden pavilions. These have been reconstructed with timber rather than masonry so that they don’t detract from the stonework on the hall.

The Sunken Parterre

CherryPie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:38:05 +0000

This sunken parterre is part of the formal gardens at Hanbury Hall. Archaeological investigation during the winter months of 1992-1993 uncovered remains of the formal garden. The main outline of the garden has now been re-instated, with the Sunken Parterre being the first part to be restored. The garden is being planted with historical accuracy using early eighteenth century publications.

The garden was originally surrounded by tall brick walls but due to the cost of reconstructing them they have been substituted a yew hedge. It was also thought that new brick would out of place next to the softly faded brickwork of the house.

Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:30:39 +0000

The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days.
Robert Leighton

PhotoHunt – Spotted

CherryPie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:43:09 +0000

These plants, both spotted with rain were taken in Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury.

I always marvel at how vibrant garden colours are after a rain shower, especially when the sun shows it’s face too. It is a stark contrast to how most people feel when it is actually raining.

I must admit I like to sit curled up with a warm drink and from the safety of my armchair watch the rain fall on my garden. I also like to hear it on the windows at night when I am tucked up in bed. Not to mention the occasional forest walk as the rain falls gently down, making a soft pattering noise through the trees. Ah how wonderful of nature to treat us to such simple pleasures in life

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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:47:41 +0000

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell