Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say
What was this forest savage, rough, and stern,
Which in the very thought renews the fear.
Cante Alighieri (1256 – 1321)
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26 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2013
Filed under Art, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
52 Photos Project – Gallery 24 – Seasonal Colour (Gold)
More Gold can be found in the gallery.
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Flodden Field
It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am talking about the The Battle of Flodden and my recent visit to the site where that tragic event took place. My visit coincided with the 500th anniversary of the battle.
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Excavations at Flodden
One of he events that was taking place on the 500th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Flodden was an archaeological dig in one of the fields where the main conflict took place. The dig hoped to find the remains of bodies of those who had fallen. The bodies would not be disturbed, but [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2013
Filed under Books, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
The Battle of Flodden Why & How by Clive Hallam-Baker
Synopsis (from back cover):
Every step in thes fields is a step into history…
Why was the battle fought at all?
How did the armies come to meet at Branxton?
Why did the Scots move from Flodden Hill?
Why did Surry plan his attack?
Why did Home & Huntly leave the field?
These are just some of the questions asked about the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2013
The appearance of things changes according to the emotions; and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.
Kahlil Gibran
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2013
The alarm seemed to go off very early this morning…
Mr C quickly did his packing before we went for breakfast. There was a lot of banter as Toby served breakfast. When one of the other guests asked him if he was alright this morning, he looked at us and said ‘No not really’ and we [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2013
