I have more than one favourite place. I have managed to incorporate several of them in this photo. Gardens, countryside, Cragside and Northumberland.
More favourite places can be found here.
Archive for the tag 'Cragside'
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2013
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
What is this power I cannot say; all I know is that it exists.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922)
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2012
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Everything is possible for the person who believes.
Jesus (Circa 5BC – Circa AD30)
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2012
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
20 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2011
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Cragside – The Slave Girl
This bronze statue entitled ‘The Slave Girl’ is displayed on the main staircase in the house at Cragside. It was modelled by the London sculptor John Bell and acquired by Lord Armstrong in around 1870.
The American Civil War and the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin had sharpened awareness of the plight of slaves. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2011
