The 6th Duke collected sculptures, which were modern art at the time he collected them. Last year all his sculptures were returned from their various resting places around Chatsworth and placed back in their original positions within his commissioned top-lit sculpture gallery.
He was a compulsive collector of sculptures and during his visits to Italy [...]
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Chatsworth – The Lion Sculptures
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2010
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Happy Birthday :-)
I still don’t know where all those years went…
But today family and friends celebrated with a birthday tea (absent friends were fondly missed) (no alcohol honest )
The future? Big D got the right grades to get into the University of his choice, so he will be embarking on a great journey of discovery…
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf and take an insect view of its plain.
Henry David Thoreau
22 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2010
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A Bit of an Adventure
Sometimes visiting ruins can be a bit of an adventure! Especially when a church service is about to start and cars are arriving and blocking your exit from the car park.
A Bit of an Adventure, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2010
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Dodging Raindrops
Enjoying some peace and quiet in a lovely setting.
Dodging Raindrops, originally uploaded by KirscheTortschen.
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Framed
The guidebook tells me that the first dinner to be held in ‘The Great Dining Room’ at Chatsworth was for the 13-year old Princess Victoria:
It was her first adult dinner and there was a cooked rehearsal the day before. The 6th Duke wrote, “it is like dining in a giant trunk and you expect [...]
27 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2010
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Lunchtime Hassles
I thought it would be a nice change to pop up to the local town centre during lunchtime today so that I could get something interesting for my lunch and also dinner this evening. I specifically remembered not to take the route where the roadworks were so that I didn’t get delayed. I was able [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2010
