I leave my heart in an English garden,
Safe where the elm and the oak stand by.
Tho’ the years rise and roll away
Still shall those watchmen stay,
Bold in the blue of an English sky.
Breezes in the long grass ruffling my hair,
Hollyhock and bluebell scenting the air,
Nothing in the world can ever be
Such a sweet memory:
Nothing in [...]
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I Leave My Heart in an English Garden
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 20th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Good friends are good for your health.
Irwin Sarason
26 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
Leo Rosten
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Utensils
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
20 Comments CherryPie on Jul 24th 2009
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A Proud Mysterious Cat
I saw a proud mysterious cat
Too proud to catch a mouse or rat -
But catnip she would eat and purr.
And goldfish she did much prefer.
I saw a cat – ’twas but a dream
Who scorned the slave that brought her cream -
Unless the slave were dressed in style
And knelt before her all the while.
Did you ever [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jul 22nd 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 19th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Rock(s)
These are pictures of the waterfall at Abbey House Gardens. The brochure explains the idea behind this part of the garden:
As the winter of 2001 approached it was time to organise our annual tree pollarding when dead, dying or dangerous tree limbs are removed before the winds attack!
An area in the back corner, beyond [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2009
