Regular readers will know that Cragside is one of my favourite places to visit. During my recent visit to Northumberland I enjoyed seeing the gardens in a different season. In this post you can see the formal gardens being stripped back and prepared for the summer bedding.
New to me on this visit was the addition [...]
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Filed under Crookham 2011, Gardens, Holidays
Welcome to Cragside Gardens
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Gardens, Holidays
I was There…
…where were you?
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Holidays
Rest a While with Me…
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2011
Filed under This & That
Spell of Creation
by Kathleen Raine
Within the flower there lies a seed,
Within the seed there springs a tree,
Within the tree there spreads a wood.
In the wood there burns a fire,
And in the fire there melts a stone,
Within the stone a ring of iron.
Within the ring there lies an O
Within the O there looks an eye,
In the eye there [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2011
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
100 Photos 82 :: Art
This is a picture on 18th century glass painted by Thomas Jervais.
This panel was restored in 2000:
The glass panel had been broken in many places an repaired with lead over the last century which was not sympathetic to the original construction. The panel was restored for the National Trust in 200 by Alfred Fisher.
The painting [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2011
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.
Robert A. Heinlein
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2011
