No man finds it difficult to return to nature except the man who has deserted nature.
Seneca the Younger (4 B.C. – 65 A.D)
Archive for the tag 'Attingham Park'
24 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Heritage
Attingham Park’s Walled Garden
At the weekend I read the latest regional edition of the National Trust magazine ‘Near You’. One of the articles advised that this year sees the fifth anniversary of the walled garden project. I have enjoyed seeing that garden at different stages as it progressed. This is what the article has to say about the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 20th 2013
We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.
Sir Thomas Browne
62 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2013
Believe one who knows: you will find more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which can never learn from the masters.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1641 – 1712)
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2013
Filed under Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the week
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2013
The Tao that can be spoken is not the
…..true Tao.
Any name which can be given to it
…..is not its true name.
That which was before Heaven and
…..Earth is Tao.
Tao is the mother of all things.
The wise seek its mystery,
…..and find it made of opposites.
Opposites arise from the same source
…..and are identical in all but name.
The mystery [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Jan 27th 2013
Filed under This & That
Keep Calm at Christmas
Three phrases that sum up Christmas are:
Peace on earth,
Goodwill to men,
And batteries not included.
Anon
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 19th 2012
