When I looked out onto the patio a couple of days ago I noticed that the rose I bought earlier in the year had unexpectedly produced some more buds. I thought it had finished flowering for the year some time ago so it was a pleasant surprise and it gave the ideal opportunity for experimenting [...]
Archive for the tag 'Rose'
Filed under This & That
The Search for the Towton Rose Continues…
Since my last post about the search for the Towton Rose there have been some fresh leads but the Rose has still not been located and the search continues. In a recent Blog post George Algar notes that all the roses that have been identified as being taken from the battlefield are of the same [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
The Magical Mystery Tour
The money that was received from friends in memory of my Dad was donated to the Heart Foundation and the Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund. The latter showed their appreciation by sending my Mum a certificate that entitled her to a memorial rose from a specialist rose centre near to the hospital. As today would [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2010
Filed under Heritage
In Search of the Towton Rose
Earlier this week the Shropshire Star published an article about Shrewsbury Museums curator, Peter Boyd’s, quest to find the long lost Towton Rose. It is reported to have grown in its hundreds on the graves of the fallen in the in the Battle of Towton that took place during the Wars of the Roses. [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2010
We are slowly making progress sorting out finances and funeral arrangements. There have been one or two complications which have meant the process is a bit slower than usual. We still haven’t got the date of the funeral but hopefully that will be sorted tomorrow (fingers crossed). The bank holiday has also slowed things down, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
We go through life seeing things not as they are but as we are, and love is the only lens available to straighten out our vision of the world and offer some hope of understanding.
From 1000 paths to love by David Baird
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Spotted
These plants, both spotted with rain were taken in Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury.
I always marvel at how vibrant garden colours are after a rain shower, especially when the sun shows it’s face too. It is a stark contrast to how most people feel when it is actually raining.
I must admit I like to sit curled [...]
36 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2010
