After breakfast we walked down Steep Hill in order to join the 10.30 guided tour of Lincoln’s Stonebow and Guild Hall which has been the meeting place of the City Council since Medieval times. We arrived early so we spent a few minutes in Waterstones where I perused the board game section.
When it was time [...]
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8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2024
I had a good night’s sleep and was awoken by both the alarm clock and the construction workers refurbishing the White Hart Hotel on the opposite side of the road. I thought that 7am was a little early for such noisy activities to be taking place.
We crossed the courtyard to the breakfast room where we [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2024
This was our rescheduled trip to Lincoln after we had to cut short our Easter trip due to mum being ill. We chose the dates to coincide with our wedding anniversary.
We set off early enough to reach the Daisy Made Ice Cream and Coffee shop in time for lunch. We know from previous visits that [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2024
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
G. K. Chesterton
Comments Off CherryPie on May 12th 2024
The Stations of the Cross refers to a series of images depicting Jesus on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem which is believed to be the actual path Jesus walked to Mount Calvary. The object of the stations is to help the Christian faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ.
In [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2024
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
If there is any wisdom running through my life right now, in my walking on this earth, it came from listening in the Great Silence to the stones, trees, space, the wild animals, to the pulse of all life as my heartbeat.
Vijali Hamilton
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2024
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Lincoln Castle Grounds
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2024
