Today, I lunched at Attingham Park with a friend. It is the perfect time of year to visit, the ground floor of the house is decked out for a 1940’s Christmas. After lunch and a tour of the house we walked to the walled garden. Located in the walled garden is the Bothy, I took [...]
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We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Attingham Park…
…the walled garden in pictures
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2017
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Attingham Park…
… on a autumn day
Today was the first time that I have had an opportunity to take my new car out for a leisurely drive. I decided to go to Attingham Park after lunch and perhaps indulge in an afternoon ‘naughty cake’ delight whilst I was there.
I took my small camera with me thinking that [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2017
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A Lunchtime Expedition
When I finished work at the end of June I had lots of plans for the summer months, including days out in the sun. The summer didn’t quite happen and there has hardly a day gone by without rain at some point during the day. I have enjoyed my time; having space for myself, clearing [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2017
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Moseley Old Hall
For two days, in September 1651, the destiny of Britain was decided within the walls of Moseley Old Hall.
In January 1649 Charles I had been executed in Whitehall, the monarchy had been abolished and the country declared a Commonwealth. The hopes of the Royalist Cause now rested on the shoulders of his eighteen-year-old son, Charles [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 12th 2017
Filed under Colwall 2017, Heritage, Holidays
Commodes
A signboard next to these carefully crafted and decorated wooden objects informs that they are a pair of commodes:
The name is taken from the French word for a chest of drawers. They were introduced during the reign of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) and the style was adopted in the mid-1700s when French fashions became popular [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2017
