On Saturday a window of opportunity arose for a mid afternoon walk in Attingham Park. Unfortunately the mansion has to remain closed this year but the grounds have been decked out in a Christmassy theme.
Archive for the tag 'Christmas'
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Christmas of Make-Believe
On the Sunday before Christmas, the day before Christmas Eve we had an excursion to Chirk Castle with one of Mr C’s friends. Before we set off on our excursion we briefly called in on someone else to exchange presents in time for Christmas.
Chirk Castle had a fun theme for their Christmas display “Christmas of [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2019
Filed under Faith Foundations
Happy Christmas :-)
One starry night, so bright,
The world was filled with love.
A wonderful sight, the light,
That shined from up above
The angels proclaimed His Holy Name,
King of Kings.
This is the story, the power and the glory
Three wise men knelt to pray,
A guiding star had led the way
There He lay, born on Christmas Day.
Joy did He bring, the King, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 25th 2018
Filed under Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2018
…The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men
Synopsis (From inside the book cover):
Modern biblical scholars tend to dismiss the Christmas story of the “wise men from the East” as pious legend. Matthew’s gospel offers few details, but imaginative Christians filled out the story early on, giving us the three kings guided by a magical star [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2018
