Perhaps these ancient observatories like Stonehenge perennially impress modern people because modern people have no idea how the Sun, Moon, or stars move. We are too busy watching evening television to care what’s going on in the sky.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
5 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025
Norwich & Windsor – Day Eight
We were a little later than usual to breakfast because Mr C wanted to pack his bags beforehand so that we could check out of the hotel as soon as we had finished eating. At breakfast I discovered the delights of the pancake machine that I had intended to try earlier during our stay, but [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2025
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Stonehenge Virtual Challenge – Update
I am not quite on target for arriving to coordinate with my actual walk to Stonehenge in August. Life and on occasion a lack of Mojo have got in the way.
I wonder if I can get myself back on track…
That being said I am still on track to complete my ‘Walk 1000 Miles’ by the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2025
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Stonehenge Virtual Challenge
Our next holiday adventure, although still in the planning stage is coming together. We will visit Norwich for a few days where we hope to catch up with friends and also enjoy Mr C’s 60th birthday present from last year. The present is an afternoon seas rather than an afternoon tea.
Our next destination will be [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2025
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Sherborne & Cirencester 2021
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2022
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Sherborne & Cirencester 2021
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
Thich Nhat Hanh
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 18th 2021
After breakfast we headed to Stonehenge for which we had pre-booked tickets, arriving earlier than our ticket time but were able to go in due to the low number of visitors. I have never seen Stonehenge’s car park so quiet.
We booked in and collected our ticket to visit the stones (most of the site is [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2021
