The first picture is the colouring page that I promised to share with you in my recent post about my visit to Hodnet Hall. I coloured it during July and August.
The second two photographs are colourings that I started a while ago and only recently completed.
Archive for the tag 'Cold war museum'
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Rooms of wonder
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2025
The Charred Cross is made from two medieval roof beams which had fallen in the shape of a cross in the rubble after the bombing of the Cathedral in 1940.
Cathedral Groundsman Jock Forbes’ instinctive action was to set up this sign of Christ’s suffering amidst the destruction. the beams were bound together and placed the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 20th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Busy Weekend
Today I am spending the day in Nottingham with my brother to celebrate his birthday and tomorrow is the long awaited Shutterchance meet up at Cosford Museum. As a non shutterchancer I will be gatecrashing the meetup again
12 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 2014
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
PhotoHunt – Zap
The image of a mushroom cloud and the fear of a four minute warning were ingrained in the minds of all those who lived through the Cold War in the United Kingdom.
The mushroom image created by nuclear tests was seen widely throughout the media and illustrated the threat of the Third World War.
In the event [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2012
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PhotoHunt – Sturdy
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2012
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World War 4…
… will be fought with sticks and stones.
I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2012
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
A Busy Weekend – Again ;-)
On Saturday I attended a planned celebration trip to Alton Towers. I am not a fan of roller-coaster rides etc. but there were other opportunities there for me to enjoy
The gardens were one of my enjoyments although I had to do a little detour when a group of (eight) Neanderthals were yelling to [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2011
