Tag Archives: HIstory

Sanctuary in Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

There is a tiny village in Normandy called Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei that is so charming, it is known officially as a ‘Most Beautiful Village of France’. It was a privilige to spend my birthday afternoon there in September with my family ~ … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Grief, Travel | Tagged Art, France, Grief, HIstory, hope, Miracles, Paris, Peace, Prayer, Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei, Sanctuary, travel | 92 Comments

Story From A Cemetery And A 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This week, Charli’s flash fiction prompt has us looking at gravestones, literally: ‘October 21, 2015 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a final resting place. You can take any perspective that appeals to you … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Halloween, HIstory | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Cemetery, Church, Ghosts, Gravestones, Halloween, HIstory, Orbs, Photography, Stourhead, Supernatural, Tombstones | 99 Comments

Jersey: Occupation Liberation Celebration

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Before my recent and first-ever visit to the beautiful island of Jersey, I knew of its famous Jersey cows, delicious Jersey Royal new potatoes, and stunning coastline. I also knew something of its occupation under Nazi Germany in WWII, but, … Continue reading →

Posted in HIstory, Travel | Tagged German Occupation, HIstory, Jersey, Jersey War Tunnels, Liberation Day, Military Parade, Nazi Germany, Personal Essay, Photographs of Jersey, The Channel Islands, travel, Wartime Jersey, WWII | 146 Comments

London Calling: The Kinks, A Sunny Afternoon And A Newborn Princess

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

On Saturday, I walked almost 17,000 steps for a total of 161 minutes, covering 12.06 km and burned 644 calories. How do I know all this? Because I have a handy-dandy ‘S Health’ Smartphone App that told me so. Welcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, HIstory, Travel | Tagged Family Memoirs, HIstory, London, music, Photos of London, Princess Charlotte, Princess Diana, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunny Afternoon, The Kinks, The Shard, travel | 120 Comments

Virginia Woolf’s Round House and Lewes Priory

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Some of you may remember my enthusiasm for the delightful English town of Lewes in Sussex as shared in my posts Historical Lewes and A Walk In Lewes. For those of you who love all things Tudor, you can view … Continue reading →

Posted in HIstory, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged England, HIstory, Lewes, Monasteries, Photos of Ruins, postaday, Romance, Scale, Tudor History, Valentine's Day, Virginia Woolf, Virginia Woolf's Round House, Weekly Photo Challenge | 111 Comments

We Will Remember Them

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Today is Armistice Day which, on this 11th November, marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One. Today in London, a young cadet will plant the last in a sea of ceramic poppies in the grounds of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Family Memoirs, HIstory | Tagged Armistice Day, Battle of the Somme, Family Life, Family Memoirs, HIstory, HMS Hood, London, Poppies, Rememberance Day, Veteran's Day, World War One, World War Two | 107 Comments

The Island of Spinalonga

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

On this blisteringly hot summer’s day here in the British Isles, I think of another island, far away but even hotter than this: I think of the Greek island of Crete, an island surrounded by the Mediterranean and Aegean diamond-studded … Continue reading →

Posted in HIstory, Photos, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Crete, Greece, HIstory, Island, Mediterranean Sea, postaday, Relics, Spinalonga, travel, Travel Writing, Weekly Photo Challenge | 74 Comments

A Lingering Look at Windows and A Walk In Lewes, Sussex

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

As some of you already know, I recently spent some time in Lewes, Sussex and had the opportunity to take some lovely walks. You will also remember that it wasn’t too long ago when I wrote about ‘Historical Lewes‘ so … Continue reading →

Posted in A Lingering Look at Windows, Photos | Tagged A Lingering Look at Windows, HIstory, Lewes, Photos of Lewes, photos of windows, Sussex, Walking | 77 Comments

A Lingering Look at Windows: Historical Lewes, Sussex

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

For this week’s Lingering Look at Windows challenge over at Dawn’s site, The Day After, I have been inspired by short bursts of time spent by Hubby and I in the delightfully historic town of Lewes in the south east of England. Lewes is nestled … Continue reading →

Posted in A Lingering Look at Windows, HIstory, Photos | Tagged A Lingering Look at Windows, Anne of Cleves, HIstory, King Henry VIII, Lewes, Medieval, photos of windows, Sussex | 90 Comments

Let us Remember these Men at the Eleventh Hour

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Today, at the 11th hour of this 11th day of this 11th month, the time the guns fell silent along the Western front in 1918 and an armistice was declared, the anniversary of the World War One armistice 95 years … Continue reading →