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Archive for December, 2009
Filed under This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Snow on the Way?
I thought the snow scenes from my garden would make good Christmas cards. So I created some more pictures similar to the one I posted a few days ago.
They seem quite appropriate as I was told that snow was forecast for next week. I am not convinced I think it is just wishful [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes
PhotoHunt – Undesirable…
…OR – Yet Another of Those Days!
Today was the day of the PCS Midlands Regional AGM which was held in Nottingham. I knew it was going to be another of those days because I hadn’t slept very well and was tired when I woke up. Someone else’s mishaps along the way meant that at least [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Dec 11th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes
The Post Office Queue
On the way to work I had to do a small detour to my local parcel office to pick up a packet that the postman tried to deliver yesterday. I knew it was a bad idea due to the time of year, but as they only keep packages for a short while before returning to [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2009
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The Donkey Retires
During the recent and ongoing tidying at work the office donkey was abandoned in the skip along with all the other items that were no longer required and cluttering up the place.
After his recent trauma this was deemed not to be a suitable resting place for a 25 year old so he was rescued or [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 9th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays, Science & Nature
Speaking of Trees…
…reminded me of a special moment when I was on my holiday in Northumberland earlier this year.
I was privileged to see a red squirrel as I was travelling through the countryside near Chillingham. Initially he was sitting on the pillar at the end of a bridge I was about to cross but he leaped into [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
The Old Oak Tree
I am posting these as a special request for Claudia.
I love this majestic oak tree at the bottom of my garden. I always refer to it as ‘My Oak Tree’ but it is actually in the garden behind. The branches hang over the bottom of my garden and it always deposits plenty of [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Dec 7th 2009
