Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
On the weekend of the 21st and 22nd April, the National Trust are opening over 200 of their houses and gardens for free:
Join us for our free weekend on 21 & 22 April and explore over 200 of our houses and gardens for free – as well as all the countryside spaces we care for [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2012
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
I asked the earth, I asked the sea and the deeps, among the living animals, the things that creep. I asked the winds that blow, I asked the heavens, the sun, the moon, the stars and all things that stand at the doors of my flesh…
My question was the gaze I turned to them.
Their [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
I was sitting on a bench looking at this lovely scene just before I took the photograph that accompanied my ‘Cherie’s Place Thought‘. The couple I was chatting too walked off through those gate posts and I went back to capture some pictures of the flowers that had caught my eye.
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes
Recently, whilst I was browsing through my stats to see which of my posts had aroused interest I came across an unusual google search that had lead someone to my blog…
Keep Calm and Think of Cherie
I am not sure what to make of that, it could be interpreted in so many ways
29 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2012
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
When all the people in the world love one another, then the strong will not overpower the weak, the many will not oppress the few, the wealthy will not mock the poor, the honoured will not disdain the humble, and the cunning will not deceive the simple.
Mozi (Circa 470 – Circa 391 BC)
18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2012
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
The Orangery, built to overwinter citrus fruits, is simply furnished with pots and containers and provides cool felief on hot summer days. The oranges are moved outside once fear of frost is past. The exterior walls are festooned with yellow Bankstian rose and buff ‘Gloire de Dijon’, passion flowers and tubular flowered eccremocarpus. [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2012
Filed under Gardens, Out & About, Science & Nature
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2012
