Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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The 1st Duke’s greenhouse is one of the oldest in England and he used to grow oranges, lemons and myrtles inside it. The 4th Duke moved it to it’s present location and it is currently used to grow prize-winning camellias.
Information is taken from the Chatsworth guidebook 2010.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2010
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Chatsworth, which is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, was every bit as good as I remembered it although due to the lovely weather it was very busy.
The first house at Chatsworth was built by Bess of Hardwick and her second husband William Cavendish. Building work began in 1552 and continued for [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2010
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I have been having a nice day out and about enjoying the sun (I ordered it especially).
There were a few food challenges along the way but I managed not to succumb to the lure of naughty cakes
Out & About, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2010
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Do everything that you do in this life in the spirit of friendship.
For friendship is the seed, and the universe the tree.
From a Thousand Paths to friendship by David Baird
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 18th 2010
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The summer edition of the National Trust magazine advises that today is National Cherry Day. At one time the south and west of England were ripe with cherry trees, but in the last 50 years 90 per cent of their number have been lost and currently 95 per cent of the cherries we eat are [...]
26 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2010
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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 [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2010
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For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
35 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2010
