Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.
Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, August 1914
Photo Copywright – www.1418now.org.uk/lights-out/
Lights Out
The outbreak of the First World War was a cataclysmic event in world history. We know now that the enormous losses, huge economic cost and unprecedented [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2014
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It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. My post is about a project launched by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). It is a digital memorial to record the life of every person who served in uniform or worked on the home front during World War One. An ancestor of mine is listed on the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2014
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What Is A Dad?
A dad is someone who
wants to catch you before you fall
but instead picks you up,
brushes you off,
and lets you try again.
A dad is someone who
wants to keep you from making mistakes
but instead lets you find your own way,
even though his heart breaks in silence
when you get hurt.
A dad is someone [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2014
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The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
13 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2014
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A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.
Max Muller
17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2014
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You give your children two things:
you give them roots and you give them wings.
From my Mother always used to say… by Anna Tochter
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 30th 2014
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A major research institution has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet know to science. This new element has been tentatively named “Managerium”. Managerium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 111 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces called [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2014
