A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal [...]
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10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2024
Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, – To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2024
Filed under Gloucester 2023, Heritage, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
And if there is not any such thing as a long time, nor the rest of your lives, nor from now on, but there is only now, why then now is the thing to praise and I am very happy with it.
Ernest Hemingway
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 4th 2024
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Out & About
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
We enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. The museum houses some interesting galleries and displays; Spitfire Gallery, a Staffordshire Hoard display, natural science display, archaeology, local history along with galleries displaying art, design and ceramics.
The museum also has a cafe that serves delicious sandwiches and cakes, although we didn’t sample [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2024
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
Carl Sagan
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malta 2023
Last Glimpse of Malta…
It is unfortunate that I am unable to share all my photo memories of our Malta adventure so I leave you with these final glimpses from our holiday.
I captured some lovely moments walking around Valletta; a lizard playing hide and seek with me in the upper Barraka Gardens, hidden gems of history, birds with their [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2024
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Malta 2023
Muza…
… Malta’s National Museum of Art
On our last day in Malta we had just enough time to visit this museum which houses some lovely artworks.
MUZA is the National Museum of Art, branded as the Malta National-Community Art Museum. The word MUZA us a translation of the Maltese word for ‘inspiration’ and also stands as an [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2024