Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Holidays, Winchester 2016
…and in the morning, we will remember them.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2016
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
Rabindranath Tagore
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 6th 2016
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2016
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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2016
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2016
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2016
The stained glass in the Chapel at The Vyne is the finest in the National Trust’s care and considered to be among the most beautiful 16th-century glass in Europe. It features King Henry VIII, who visited The Vyne several times, as well as his sister Margaret and first wife Catherine of Aragon, together with their [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2016
After breakfast we checked out of the hotel and made our way to the Hospital of St Cross. This turned out to be a bit of a challenge, it was Winchester College’s graduation day so with the ceremony taking place in Winchester Cathedral there was traffic congestion.
The Hospital of St Cross is one of England’s [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2016
