Archive for the tag 'Poppies'

You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Malcolm X

8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 8th 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

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

…Some more views of Snowshill Manor gardens.

9 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2009

There was a torrential downpour that lasted several hours on the morning I was due to depart for my garden lovers break.  This led to a slow start to the day and the rain was much lighter when I set off.  I tried to call into a cafe for lunch and ended up in a [...]

11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2009

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