Ultimately we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others.
And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there is in the world.
Etty Hillesum
Archive for the tag 'Cragside'
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2018
After experiencing two days of toast arriving after my cooked breakfast was served I had a cunning plan. I ordered a piece of toast to come with my cooked selections. On this occasion the table toast arrived before my breakfast so I need not have ordered a piece to come with my breakfast!
When we had [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2018
The bed and quilt were soft and cosy which led to a very good night’s sleep. The breakfast was delicious, although the choices arrived in a strange order. My cooked breakfast items arrived at the same time as Mr C’s porridge. The toast arrived after my breakfast meaning there was no toast for my bacon [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 8th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Newcastle 2015, This & That
Computer Problems…
For some reason my computer has decided to play up this evening. One of the programes has decided to hog all the CPU resources meaning that nothing else will work. So I am resigned to working on my laptop with limited resources and it is sooo slow… Hopefully normal service will be resumed ASAP.
I am [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle 2015
Around the Cragside Estate
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
Newcastle – Day Two
Breakfast in the Vermont was as excellent as usual, although the arrangements had changed since our previous visits. There is still the buffet arrangement for cold breakfast items but all cooked food is prepared fresh to order. We were pleased to find there was the perfect table with five chairs so we were all able [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2015
Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.
Jennie Jerome Churchill (1854 – 1921)
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2014