The money that was received from friends in memory of my Dad was donated to the Heart Foundation and the Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund. The latter showed their appreciation by sending my Mum a certificate that entitled her to a memorial rose from a specialist rose centre near to the hospital. As today would [...]
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The Magical Mystery Tour
24 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Purple
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35 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2010
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Bodnant – The Poem
This building is called ‘The Poem’ and it was built as a mausoleum by Henry Davis Ponchin, the founder of the gardens. It is the final resting place for Henry and his family, although it is not known why it is called ‘The Poem’.
The second photo shows a ‘camera’s lens’ view through the small [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2010
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Bodnant – The Lily Terrace
The lily terrace is dominated by a formal water feature:
The main feature of the Lily Terrace is a formal piece of water, rectangular save for a semicircular bay in the middle of the west side. In this pond grow a number of hybrid water-lilies, ranging in colour from red, through pink and white, to pale [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 7th 2010
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Bodnant – The Round Garden
The round garden was incredibly difficult to photograph due to the number of people crowding around to take in the view, not to mention those that were just standing around in groups chatting. The guide book describes this part of the garden as follows:
The circular bed that comprises the centre of the Round Garden is [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2010
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Bodnant – The Estate
The Bodnant estate has been owned by the same family for over 130 years:
In January 1875 Henry Davis Pochin (1824-1895), a successful Victorian entrepreneur, purchased the Bodnant Estate. A trained chemist as well as an industrialist, Mr. Pochin had invented a means of clarifying rosin to produce coloured soap and he had [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2010
