Earlier this week the Shropshire Star published an article about Shrewsbury Museums curator, Peter Boyd’s, quest to find the long lost Towton Rose. It is reported to have grown in its hundreds on the graves of the fallen in the in the Battle of Towton that took place during the Wars of the Roses. [...]
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In Search of the Towton Rose
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2010
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A Pleasant Diversion
After a busy day out and about in the sun yesterday, I allowed myself to get sidetracked on the way home. When I got home it was time to light the BBQ and take advantage of the summer weather. It is always nice to sit out in the back garden as the rays [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2010
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A Day of Meetings
Today has been rather hectic and it is nice to get home and relax. The first thing I had to do this morning was phone the RAC because I had received a letter stating that I hadn’t paid. I pay by direct debit so the card must have run out. When I [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Fathers represent another way of looking at life – the possibility of an alternative dialogue.
Louise J. Kaplan, (Oneness and Separateness: From Infant to Individual, 1978)
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2010
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100 Photos 20 :: Transport
I got myself organised early this morning because my car was due for it’s service and I had to drop it off at the garage. Then somehow I got into autopilot mode and drove straight past the garage heading off towards my workplace. When I came to my senses I did a quick detour at [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
Horace
22 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2010
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Zooming In…
… on that courtyard garden from yesterday’s post.
In the brief moments when I was back at the hotel, I noticed that the courtyard was used by businessmen for team-working. It was interesting to look down on them and wonder what they were doing.
You can also see towards the back of the photo that overall [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2010
