We had an extra day off courtesy of Her Majesty the Queen in honour of her birthday. The weather was perfect for a short excursion to enjoy the sunshine, whilst it lasted. I did some quick research to find somewhere nearby that we had never been before and we settled on Glansevern Hall Gardens.
Taking advantage [...]
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Glansevern Hall Gardens
12 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2016
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest nor happiness in other things. It must lose itself in love. By its very nature it must seek God, who is love.
Mechthild of Magdeburg
10 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2016
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A Sunday Jaunt
Yesterday we undertook a day trip to visit my Aunt who lives in Manchester. There was a time when we always used the same tried and tested route to her house. That was until I purchased a new SatNav last year and tested it out on a visit to my Aunt. The SatNav took us [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2016
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Westonbury Mill Water Gardens
8 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2016
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Acton Burnell Castle
A fortified manor house built in the late 13th century by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Chancellor of England from 1274-92, and for more than thirty years the friend, confidant and adviser of King Edward I.
When the king was staying at Acton Burnell in the autumn of 1283, he summoned one of the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 7th 2016
Throughout my whole life, during every minute of it, the world has been gradually lighting up and blazing before my eyes until it has come to surround me, entirely lit from within.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 21st 2016
