Archive for the tag 'Winston Churchill'

This is another theme I struggled with.  I haven’t got any photos of schools or school days and even my photos of fish aren’t quite right because some of the fish are pointing in the wrong direction.  But I shall share this one with you, which is the best I have to hand.
From Wiki:

In biology, [...]

18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2010

The Old Kitchen Garden used to supply Chartwell and during the war years No. 10 with fresh vegetables. The garden is surrounded by a sturdy red brick wall, which was laid by Churchill’s own fair hand:
He took justifiable pride in his skill and speed as a bricklayer: 90 bricks an hour was not uncommon. [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2009

I was quite surprised this morning when I drew back the curtains, it was a perfect November morning.  I love these foggy mornings  and the autumnal colours;  we just don’t seem to get very many of them these days.  It is difficult to imagine today, that just 4 weeks ago when I visited Kent for [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2009