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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2009
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A Woman of Many Words
It seems that I have been commenting so much over at nourishing obscurity that I have been given an award for my contributions. I find it difficult not to comment because nourishing obscurity’s posts are always interesting and varied, even controversial at times.
Winning an award for commenting so much made me smile because I am [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 21st 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Be wise with speed . A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
Edward Young
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2009
No doubt most of you will have read the recent reports in the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail stating that MoD civil servants have earned in excess of £47 million in bonuses in the last six months. The Telegraph starts the article with this sensational comment:
Civil servants at the Ministry of Defence have [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Music
I was struggling for for inspiration for this theme, when I suddenly remembered that there was lots of music at the Women’s Chainmakers festival that I attended in September. We didn’t stay for all the music but this barbershop quartet were very good and also amusing.
There was also a brass band to lead the celebratory [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2009
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Dona Nobis Pacem
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
Mahatma Gandhi
20 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2009
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A Surprise!
It has just dawned on me that it is two years today since I started blogging. Where does all the time go?
25 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2009
