Cherie's Place – Thought for the Week

Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.

Pam Brown

Garden Delights…

…for Sean as promised.

Cycle and Rest a While with Me

The sun was shining through the trees showing the leaves off in a glowy light.   There was a gentle breeze, the birds were singing, the rabbits were grazing and I tuned a few heads as I cycled past…

A perfect evening 🙂

Cherie's Place – Thought for the Week

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
Jane Austen

Magnolia Walk

After Checking in…

… it is time to ‘rest a while’ on the comfy chairs next to the well stocked bar.

We can enjoy each others company, enjoy the atmosphere and watch the world go by 🙂

St Aidan's Church

A place of worship was founded on the site of the present church in 635 by Saint Aidan. St Aidan was called to Bamburgh from Iona by King Oswald to establish Christianity in his newly united kingdom of Northumbria.

No trace of that wooden building can now be seen – other than perhaps a beam in the Baptistery. Tradition has it that this is the beam that St Aidan was leaning against when he died and it is said to have miraculously survived two fires.

The site of St Aidan’s death is marked by a simple shrine within the present church. The church building that is now seen dates from the end of the 12th century.

This parish church has been a focus of pilgrimage over the centuries and modern day visitors and pilgrims are very welcome.

As well as being the Apostle of Northumbria, Aidan is rightly regarded as the Apostle of England. This parish church is therefore not only the “mother church” of the modern dayDiocese of Newcastle but also central to the history of Christianity in this land.

The church works closely with the Grace Darling Museum, just across the road, and both in the church and in the churchyard memorials to the Victorian heroine can be found.

Wallington – Sit and Rest a While

The Clock Tower at Cragside

The clock tower is situated just above the Cragside formal garden. When I visit Cragside, I always visit the formal garden first. It allows me to enjoy it in relative quiet before most of the visitors arrive.

The clock tower originates from the 1860s and was the estate time piece and the pay office. Staff received their weekly pay in small, numbered, timber boxes about 4in (10cm) square. At the peak of construction there were more than 300 staff working at Cragside: gardeners, stone masons, carpenters, gamekeepers and labourers, all working a twelve-hour day. Under the watchful eye of William Bertram, the Estate Manager, this simple system ensured that all were properly paid. *

*From Cragside Garden Leaflet.

Sit & Rest a While

I am going to be busy for a few days, so take a seat and enjoy the view.  I may be quiet but regular posts will still appear below this one…

If the view and the posts are not enough you could always pick up your favourite drink from the honesty bar in the lounge to help you soak up the atmosphere.

Enjoy 😉