The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
George Santayana
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
A Proud Mysterious Cat
I saw a proud mysterious cat
Too proud to catch a mouse or rat -
But catnip she would eat and purr.
And goldfish she did much prefer.
I saw a cat – ’twas but a dream
Who scorned the slave that brought her cream -
Unless the slave were dressed in style
And knelt before her all the while.
Did you ever [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jul 22nd 2009
Earlier today I came across this passage in the The Morville Hours. It gave me pause for thought, so I thought I would share it with you.
The wearing of scarlet poppies and the laying of poppy wreaths on Remembrance Day dates from 1921, though the sheets of poppies which covered the battlefields of France [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2009
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Pink
I will be busy for most of tomorrow so I am posting my PhotoHunt early (for me). Hopefully my PCS colleagues and I will be having a fun day campaigning, with a little bit of socialising to follow Wish us luck!
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
20 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take us or spare us.
Marcel Proust
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Final Destination
The last port of call on my weekend away was Hanbury Hall for lunch and gardens. The lunch was delicious and the grounds were nice to walk around despite the recent heavy rain making some of the routes impossible. It was quite a struggle to think of how to get to the pond.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009, Out & About
For Your Enjoyment
…Some more views of Snowshill Manor gardens.
9 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2009
