Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.
Cyril Connolly
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Filed under Harrogate 2025, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Harrogate 2025, Holidays
Harrogate – Day Four
We had breakfast and then checked out of The Yorkshire Hotel. Luggage loaded into the car; we drove to Wakefield to visit the Cathedral. The Church is large in size and has a lovely interior. We enjoyed our visit and I got my Cathedral passport stamped. The lady who put the sticker in my passport [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Harrogate 2025, Holidays
Harrogate – Day Three
For breakfast, my taste buds were looking forward to pancakes and fruit compote, but sadly pancakes weren’t on offer this morning leading me to plan B choices. After a bowl of fresh fruit, I selected some of the more visually appealing items that were on offer from the cooked breakfast area. The eggs looked unappetising [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Harrogate 2025, Holidays
Harrogate – Day One
We set off almost as planned after a slight delay. Our neighbours were leaving the house as Mr C was loading the car. They were concerned about his health issues and stopped for a chat.
We drove through the morning’s hazy fog and stunning autumnal tree colours enjoying Mr C’s new car which is really comfortable [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2025
It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
David Attenborough
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2024
For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace.
The Bhagavad Gita
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2023
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2023
Queen Elizabeth II Statue – York Minster
The statue is placed in a formally empty niche adjacent to the South West Door on the West Front of the 800 year-old cathedral.
The new statue marks Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee – the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne in 1952 – and pays tribute to her long life of faithful service and [...]
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