Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
After breakfast we checked out of the hotel where we payed the release fee so that the room bear could come home with us. He was named after the room we stayed in (Henry Hanks). We then made our way to the market town, Stow-on-the-Wold where we had a quiet hour mooching around the shops.
When [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2016
Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee – which you hold most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering.
Bhagavatam
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2015
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Currently Hanbury Hall has two pairs of garden pavilions. These have been reconstructed with timber rather than masonry so that they don’t detract from the stonework on the hall.
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 4th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
This sunken parterre is part of the formal gardens at Hanbury Hall. Archaeological investigation during the winter months of 1992-1993 uncovered remains of the formal garden. The main outline of the garden has now been re-instated, with the Sunken Parterre being the first part to be restored. The garden is being planted with [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Walter Winchell
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
This family of moorhens really didn’t want to be photographed. I had to follow them all round the pool, they kept escaping to the opposite side from where I was. There were in fact a few more chicks in the family but they were well hidden in the reeds at the edge of [...]
30 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
The last port of call on my weekend away was Hanbury Hall for lunch and gardens. The lunch was delicious and the grounds were nice to walk around despite the recent heavy rain making some of the routes impossible. It was quite a struggle to think of how to get to the pond.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2009
