What life can compare to this?
Sitting quietly by the window, I watch the leaves fall and the flowers bloom, as the seasons come and go.
Hsueh-Tou
Archive for the tag 'Garden'
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 22nd 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
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
Summer in October
Summer in England has arrived unseasonably late. I am not complaining, the days have been warm enough for me to enjoy sitting out on the patio reading a book watching the sun go down.
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Piran & Ljubljana – Day Six
We had an early breakfast sitting outside, which on this occasion wasn’t interrupted by rain. We had booked on an organised tour for the day, so after breakfast we strolled through the back streets to the bus station to pick up the minibus. Our first port of call was Trieste across the border in Italy. [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2015
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Leuven 2015
The Botanical Garden – Leuven
Leuven is the home to Belgium’s oldest botanical garden.
In 1738 the University created this botanical garden for students of Medicine. Now the garden is used for scientific research as well as being a green oasis in the centre of the city for locals and visitors alike.
You will find an amazing collection of trees and shrubs [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 12th 2015
Filed under Gardens
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2015
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Blenheim – The Secret Garden
The secluded secret garden is a nice tranquil place with winding pathways, ponds and streams.
As part of the commemoration of the tercentenery in 2004 of the Battle of Blenheim, the 11th Duke restored the garden, first laid down by his father; keeping much of the original layout while introducing many new features.
As a ‘garden for [...]
17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2015
