The Coach House at Crookham was just as wonderful as I remembered. You can see from my new mosaic the little changes that have been made to my favourite room. It was a lovely place to sit and relax with a pre dinner Sherry before making the way to the dining room for interesting conversation [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays, Out & About
The Coach House
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays, Out & About
Thoughts of my Hols
Today I have spent a lot of time sorting out my holiday photographs, all 445 of them. I seem to have got a bit carried away, thank goodness for digital cameras!
Northumberland ranks as one of my favorite places in the world. It has everything I love; dramatic landscapes, gardens, castles and history. [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2009
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Fairground Attraction
In addition to the old industries and working life displayed at the Black Country Museum there is also a traditional funfair. The swingboats brought back fond memories of Sunday afternoon walks up the Wrekin. Sorry no pictures of those, too many children on board (might get arrested). I just loved the contrast of the colourful [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
The Wrestlers
The sculpture that I posted for my Saturday PhotHunt is entitled The Wrestlers and was quite fascinating to look at.
The Wrestlers depict two heroic male figures, one black, one white, at the peak of athletic prowess pitting their strength and skill against each other. This work presents a multitude of different viewpoints and engages the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2009
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Lao Tzu
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 20th 2009
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
The Black Country Museum
The Black Country Museum gives a great insight into the social history of the Black Country. Old buildings have been moved and authentically rebuilt within the museum to recreate a village that is centred round a canal. The museum is a living history of the traditional skills of the area where skilled craftsmen and costumed [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 16th 2009
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Women Chainmakers Festival 2009
On Saturday 12th September I attended the 5th Women’s Chainmakers Festival with friends. The event took place at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley and is held annually to commemorate the struggle of the women chainmakers to earn a decent living wage. This year’s festival celebrated the 99th anniversary of their success.
In 1910 the women [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2009
