Shortly after lunchtime the sun made a brief appearance so I grabbed my my camera and headed off to Buildwas Abbey. It is a perfect tranquil place to enjoy the sunshine.
As I a sat on a bench I was reminded of a previous visit when I was treated to the sounds of a Benedictine chant [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
A Window of Sunshine
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
A Digression…
…from my intended update on the latest update about the recent replacement of my backdoor.
I was trying to find a picture of the backdoor as it was when we first moved into the house. I know there is one there somewhere…
Along the way I got distracted by this self portrait sequence, which I couldn’t resist [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2017
Filed under Holidays, Wells 2016
Fudgehenge
During my July visit to Salisbury I was rather taken with Roly’s Fudge Pantry’s presentation of Stonehenge. An article from the Salisbury Journal provided more information:
STONEHENGE has had a tasty makeover in time for National Fudge Day which takes place today [June 16, 2016].
Roly’s Fudge Pantry has unveiled what is dubbed as ‘Fudgehenge’ for the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 13th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Wells 2016
Wells – Day One
As is often the way we set off on our travels slightly later than intended. Along the way we stopped off at a garden centre for a cup of tea, it wasn’t quite time for lunch and the menu choice was limited. We were almost in Wells and it was well past lunch time when [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2016
Filed under Holidays, Leuven 2015
Self Portrait in a Train Window
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Winchester 2014
WWI Uniforms by Gieves & Hawkes
‘A man from Gieves, the naval outfitters, came to measure me for my uniform, the trying on of which my father personally supervised. I was proud of the blue, round jacket with its brass buttons and cadet’s white collar tab and of my naval cap, and paraded in them before my sister and brothers.’
11 Comments CherryPie on Jan 12th 2015
