From the top of the triumphal arch in Brussels the ground seems very low and the car underpass even lower still. The arch was erected in 1905 and is the centre piece of the Parc du Cinquantenaire (Jubelpark), which is an urban park of 30 hectares. The park is home to three [...]
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
George Santayana
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2009
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Midsummer Night’s Dream
On Saturday I went to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Weston Park. It was one of those occasions where you turn up early and do a posh picnic, so we did. As soon as the food was all laid out it started to rain!!! Out came the fishing and golfing umbrellas which kept us [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2009
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More Pictures from Chatham
I was asked by Welshcakes what the second photograph in my Armed Forces Day post represented. I was just in the middle of this post with some basic information on the memorial, when I had an email alert telling me that I had a comment on my previous post. The comment was from Tom, whose [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
For Your Enjoyment
…Some more views of Snowshill Manor gardens.
9 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2009
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Meet Henry
I have just got back from my weekend away, there were plenty of gardens as promised. I visited Snowshill Manor where the rain stopped just long enough for me to enjoy the garden, Abbey House gardens in Malmesbury (home of the naked gardeners), Westonbirt Arboretum (well just the cafe and shop due to severe weather) [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Advertisement
A few more photographs from my recent visit to the Cold War Museum at Cosford.
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4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2009
