What is this power I cannot say; all I know is that it exists.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922)
Archive for the tag 'National Trust'
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2012
Whether humanity will consciously follow the law of love, I do not know. But that need not disturb me. the law will work just as the law of gravitation works whether we accept it or not.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 26th 2012
The prompt for this theme was:
Pause. Observe. Snap. Capture a moment of life.
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Storm Clouds Brewing
Today it was suggested that I might like to go on a trip to pick up some balsa wood strips (don’t ask) and incorporate a visit to Erddig.
A few minutes after we set off, we encountered brilliant sunshine and torrential rain at the same time. There was a lake of water on the road [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2012
Filed under Art, Out & About
The Shepherd’s Monument
We are now going to go on a little detour from my French travels and Rennes-le-Chateau to a place more local to me, but which has a connection to yesterday’s post.
I mentioned that Sauniere had requested a copy of a painting from the Louvre. This is what the Cadogan Guide has to say about the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2012
Be careful of your moods and feelings, for there is an unbroken connection between your feelings and your visible world.
Neville Goddard (1905 – 1972)
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 22nd 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Seize the Moment
An unusual orange globe appeared in the sky today, so I grabbed my camera and headed out to make the best of the rare occurrence.
I visited Shugborough Hall which I found had changed a lot since I last visited. The car park is in a different place which gave the opportunity to walk through [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2012
