The plan for today was to visit the Birmingham Back to Backs but unfortunately they were fully booked. It was a long way to travel just to have lunch in Birmingham so plan B was hatched. The next choice was Wightwick Manor which isn’t too far away from Birmingham. However the journey [...]
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Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Three
I had so many threes it was difficult to pick a favourite so I have chosen three threes.
The first picture is of friends and colleagues during a demonstration in Birmingham last week where we were campaigning to keep our terms and conditions.
The following two are a bit more lighthearted they are from my weekend in [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2010
Our friends never flatter.
They praise only the qualities we have.
…From a Thousand Paths to friendship by David Baird…
22 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Spotted
These plants, both spotted with rain were taken in Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury.
I always marvel at how vibrant garden colours are after a rain shower, especially when the sun shows it’s face too. It is a stark contrast to how most people feel when it is actually raining.
I must admit I like to sit curled [...]
36 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Ightham Mote – Gardens and Grounds
I think with all the snow and chilliness that we have been having recently I need to remind everyone of warmer days. We do have more snow forecast overnight, but we have been told we couldn’t use that as an excuse for missing the last session of our Business Excellence Course at work (not that [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 12th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Ightham Mote Outer Courtyard
This is a view of the cottages at Ightham Mote, they face the West Front of the house where the Tower is situated. They are half timbered and were originally thought to be Elizabethan, but now the timbers have dated them to around 1475.
At first constructed entirely of wood and plaster, the ground floor [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Ightham Mote
This is one of the properties I visited on my weekend away in October. I know I promised gardens but I thought I would share pictures of the property itself first.
Ightham Mote is a wonderfully quaint manor house and has been standing for over 650 years. A visit there is like stepping back in time. [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 31st 2009
