The day when I should have been packing for my twice (due to lockdowns) postponed holiday in celebration of my significant birthday last November was busier than planned.
In the morning I attended one of my former WW leaders’ coaching sessions. After being made redundant in late 2020 she has set up her own business as [...]
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No man can cross the same river twice because neither the man nor the river are the same.
Heraclitus
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2021
Filed under Holidays, Sherborne & Cirencester 2021
The Adventures of Ted
Ted has been on an adventure…
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2021
Filed under Holidays, Taormina 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity…
John Muir
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2021
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
West Dean Gardens
There have been gardens on this site since 1622, when the original manor house was built by James Lewkenor. In 1804, when the current house was built, the gardens were enlarged and park was laid out, and the kitchen garden was moved to its present position and enclosed by walls.
Many of the existing mature beeches, [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2021
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Fishbourne Roman Palace
A C1 AD formal Roman courtyard garden, enclosed within the partly excavated wings of a Roman palace and reconstructed according to field evidence revealed through excavation and planted in accordance with known contemporary planting styles.
HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT
The site at Fishbourne was first occupied by the Romans as a military base in the early stages of the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2021
Filed under Holidays, Taormina 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.
Gregory Bateson
10 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2021
