Last Sunday I finally came to the end of my original 52 thoughts for the week, so from now on my thought for the week will be picked according to my mood on the day. In time I will get around to a post with links to all the discussions, so they can be seen [...]
Archive for the tag 'Flowers'
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009, Science & Nature
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 29th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Chartwell – Rose Etude
This is the north-east corner of the house, where visitors emerge after the tour. Although it can’t be seen in the picture, on the wall to the left is a slate tablet that commemorates the seventeen benefactors who donated Chartwell to the National Trust in 1946 on the condition that the Churchills could remain [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Nov 17th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes
My Struggle with Photoshop
We are all being encouraged to have a bit of a sort out at work. There have been lots of desk moves since we successfully stopped our work being centralised in Bristol. We have been squeezed into a smaller space that has led to a lot of clutter which doesn’t look good when we are [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Nov 12th 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Chartwell – The Old Kitchen Garden
The Old Kitchen Garden used to supply Chartwell and during the war years No. 10 with fresh vegetables. The garden is surrounded by a sturdy red brick wall, which was laid by Churchill’s own fair hand:
He took justifiable pride in his skill and speed as a bricklayer: 90 bricks an hour was not uncommon. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Chartwell
I was quite surprised this morning when I drew back the curtains, it was a perfect November morning. I love these foggy mornings and the autumnal colours; we just don’t seem to get very many of them these days. It is difficult to imagine today, that just 4 weeks ago when I visited Kent for [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2009
The orchard house is a very fine structure and is quite a distinctive landmark in the surrounding district. It is thought to have been designed by Lord Armstrong in the 1870’s. It has a timber base and cast-iron glazing bars in the roof. It was built to for hardy and tender fruits [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Heritage, Holidays
The Cottage in the Park at Cragside
Cragside even has its own holiday cottages with spectacular views of the garden and Rothbury.
The building was once known as the Cottage in the Park and was built in around 1865 for the estate manager, William Bertram, who lived there for over 40 years. The house has many features in common with the original part [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2009
