Christmas is a time of festivities and among other things our thoughts turn to food and wine to share with our guests as we celebrate the occasion. What follows is a re-post of a Christmas wine buying guide by Wiggia, who helps us in our choice of festive wine to accompany our festive fair…
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A Pre-Christmas Wine Buying Guide
3 Comments CherryPie on Dec 7th 2015
What life can compare to this?
Sitting quietly by the window, I watch the leaves fall and the flowers bloom, as the seasons come and go.
Hsueh-Tou
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 22nd 2015
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Summer in October
Summer in England has arrived unseasonably late. I am not complaining, the days have been warm enough for me to enjoy sitting out on the patio reading a book watching the sun go down.
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015, Science & Nature
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
See the dwelling place of God among men !
And he will dwell with them,
they will be his people,
and God himself will be with them.
Revelation 21.3
When I was in St Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana I looked at the literature (a habit of mine) that is always available near to the entrance of a church. Whilst I [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2015
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A Week of Challenges
Just over a week ago, early on Friday morning Mr C learned that one of his closest friends had passed away suddenly the previous evening. It was difficult to take in the reality as the friend was only 51 and always so full of life. This left us both a little sombre over the weekend.
On [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2015
With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
William Wordsworth
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2015
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star…
…or is it a planet…
Three planets are clearly visible at nightfall this month: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Mercury is fading – whereas Mars has already disappeared – into the glare of sunset.
Evening planets in May 2015
Brilliant Venus in west from dusk until late evening
Fading Mars lost in the glare of sunset
Bright Jupiter from dusk until [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2015
