Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
…or The Kirk of Our Lady of the Steill
The parish of Ladykirk lies along the northern bank of the River Tweed, which separates Scotland from England, and is about half-way between Coldstream and Berwick. Norham Castle – the stronghold for the north of England – stands just across the river, whilst Haildon Hill and [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2014
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013, Science & Nature
The true knowledge of music is nothing other than this: to know the ordering of all separate things and how the Divine Reason has distributed them; for this ordering of all separate things into one, achieved by skillful reason, makes the sweetest and truest harmony with the Divine Song.
Hermes Trismegitus
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2013
When you lay out all possible pathways, no matter how ridiculous or counter intuitive they may seem, and sort the multitude of data, events, and actions upon their appropriate piles, a new reality may emerge to compete against your own bias. It is your ability to believe and amend your belief system, which separates you [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am talking about the The Battle of Flodden and my recent visit to the site where that tragic event took place. My visit coincided with the 500th anniversary of the battle.
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Over breakfast we decided that we would venture across the border into Scotland to visit Traquair House which had been recommended to us by the guests we had been chatting with in the lounge the previous evening. As we left the breakfast room Toby then Leona followed us out into the porch. They had mentioned [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2013
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
Which would you choose?
27 Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2012
Filed under Crookham 2011, Heritage, Holidays
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 31st 2011
