Learning without thought is labour lost;
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Confucius
Archive for the 'Holidays' Category
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Ightham Mote – Inner Courtyard
The inner courtyard of Ightham Mote is a good place to explore the history of the building because you can see features from all its different periods. In the centre of the courtyard is a well head which now serves as a fountain. There is also an appropriately half-timbered Grade I listed dog [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2010
Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream
Malcolm Muggeridge
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Ightham Mote Outer Courtyard
This is a view of the cottages at Ightham Mote, they face the West Front of the house where the Tower is situated. They are half timbered and were originally thought to be Elizabethan, but now the timbers have dated them to around 1475.
At first constructed entirely of wood and plaster, the ground floor [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Ightham Mote
This is one of the properties I visited on my weekend away in October. I know I promised gardens but I thought I would share pictures of the property itself first.
Ightham Mote is a wonderfully quaint manor house and has been standing for over 650 years. A visit there is like stepping back in time. [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 31st 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Out & About
Nearly Organised
I have just about finished organising my photos on Flickr, although I keep thinking of other things I could just change or add to. But I have decided that I will leave it as it is for now, it is much better than it was when I started updating it yesterday. Now all [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 30th 2009
Filed under Holidays
So this is Christmas
I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 25th 2009
