Synopsis (from book cover):
Now Katherine Swift, one of the most acclaimed gardening writers of her generation, takes a fresh look at the garden she created over twenty years in the grounds of Dower House at Morville, meditating on everything from the terrain and its history, to the plants and trees, and the odd habits of [...]
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6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2012
Filed under Science & Nature
The Number Devil
Long time readers will know that I enjoy reading the books and thoughts written by Christopher Lloyd.
I am subscribed to receive emails from ‘What on Earth Books‘, which add to his thoughts on the themes in his books and this one popped up in my email box today (including the picture above):
WHILST PUTTING the final [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 1st 2012
Filed under Books, Science & Nature
The Cosmic Serpent… by Jeremy Narby
…DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
Synopsis from the book cover:
While living among Peruvian Indians, anthropologist Jeremy Narby became intrigued by their claim that their phenomenal knowledge of plants and biochemistry was communicated to them directly while under the influence of hallucinogens.
Despite his initial scepticism, Narby found himself engaged in an increasingly obsessive personal quest. [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Mar 6th 2012
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where I share my reading journey over the years.
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2012
Filed under Books
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
I have just finished reading this charming book. For a few years after it came out, I read it each December as an advent calendar (it has 24 chapters). That lapsed in the last few years because things were a little hectic and December always runs away with me, but this year I made [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 24th 2011
There are four types of leaders:
The best leader is indistinguishable
from the will of those who selected her.
The next best leader enjoys the love
and praise of the people.
The poor leader rules through coercion and fear.
And the worst leader is a tyrant despised
by the multitudes who are the victims of his power.
What a world of difference among [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2011
Filed under Holidays, Kent January 2011
A Lazy Day
I have been away for a long weekend in Kent and I have been enjoying a lazy day. That is if you can call sorting out all my photographs from the weekend being lazy…
The weekend itself was quite relaxing and I managed to take in a couple of places of interest. Leeds Castle and the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2011
