The Flodden battle site is very close to where I stay when I visit Northumberland. My previous visits have always been in September and I was curious to see how the land looked in a different season.
I have a series of posts about the battle which can be found here along with some of [...]
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Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
Flodden – Revisited
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There is no safety this side of the grave.
Robert A. Heinlein
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Lazy Sunday
I had a very relaxing day yesterday pottering around the countryside. The weather was glorious and surprisingly for a bank holiday it seemed quite quiet. I took in the mere at Ellesmere, Whittington Castle and Chirk aqueduct.
I then went home to freshen up and visit Mum for an evening meal of slow roasted lamb. It [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Bruges 2010, Faith Foundations, Holidays
A Church or Three
On the way back to the more beaten track (and lunch) we took in some more churches (exteriors only) and a very nice canal view. After lunch we all split up and went our different ways. I visited the fine arts museum, but it’s normal exhibition was put away so that an exhibition of Van [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Bruges 2010, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
Jeruzalemkark
Following on from the windmills our next port of call was the Jerusalem Church (Jeruzalemkark).
The striking Jeruzalemkerk was built between 1428 and 1465 and is a curious combination of Byzantine and Gothic styles. It was built by the Adornes family, originally merchants from Genoa, who had travelled on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and were [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
York – Day Three
The weather was looking decidedly dodgy so the weather forecast had to be studied closely in order to visit that stately home and garden that I had promised myself. From the list of possibilities the one with the least likelihood of rain was Burton Agnes Hall. The journey there was lovely and the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays
PhotoHunt – Words
In the near future I will be doing a series of posts based on some of the places that were significant for the Battle of Flodden. But for now I shall leave you with the following words.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
***Index to my posts on Flodden.***
41 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2009
