A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires [...]
Archive for the tag 'Attingham Park'
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
A perfect Day
I booked today off work so I could spend some time in my local memorial garden followed by lunch out. I was hoping for a nice relaxing day away from work and was rather dismayed when I arrived at home yesterday to find that one of the front tyres on my car looked rather deflated. [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2015
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
All that is sweet, delightful, and amiable in this world, in the serenity of the air, the fineness of seasons, the joy of light, the melody of sounds, the beauty of colors, the fragrancy of smells, the splendor of precious stones, is nothing else but Heaven breaking through the veil of this world, manifesting itself [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 7th 2015
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Inspiration will always sing; inspiration will never explain.
Kahlil Gibran
20 Comments CherryPie on Dec 28th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Out & About
Christmas Through the Ages
In the busy run up to Christmas I was able to find a brief time slot that allowed me to visit Attingham Park for lunch and to see the house decked out for Christmas through the ages. Each room had a different feel and different styles of Christmas decorations and trees.
As in previous years one [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Wet Woodland
These photographs were taken in the middle of March just after the severe flooding we had in the south of England.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2014
