Whilst the three leaders were taking part in their third and final debate I took time out to attend our local hustings meeting which had been organised by the Shropshire Action Group on behalf of PCS. Prospective candidates for both Telford and The Wrekin were invited to attend. Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and UKIP candidates [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Out & About
The Doorbell & the Shoe
For this story I need to start off with an incident that occurred last year.
One evening when I was visiting my parents I pressed the doorbell as usual and it played a completely different melody to usual. My Dad opened the door and we commented on it and he tried it out a few times [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
Moonlight
My brother seems to have been quite taken with my recent sunset picture. As he was leaving my house last night he commented on how beautiful the moon was and suggest that I take a photograph of it.
It was rather late at night and I didn’t think it was quite the thing to be [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Apr 28th 2010
We are slowly making progress sorting out finances and funeral arrangements. There have been one or two complications which have meant the process is a bit slower than usual. We still haven’t got the date of the funeral but hopefully that will be sorted tomorrow (fingers crossed). The bank holiday has also slowed things down, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Spring Colours
These pictures were taken in Hodnet Hall Gardens last May and remind me that the gardens are coming into bloom and I will soon be able to get out and enjoy them again.
Although there aren’t many flowers out yet I have seen rather a lot of bumble bees, especially in my garden. There have [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2010
Miracles are not contrary to nature,
but only contrary to what we know about nature.
St Augustine of Hippo
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays
Cragside – Revisited
I thought it appropriate to delve back into my holiday photos from last year and share some views of a place that I know my Dad enjoyed visiting.
I have previously Blogged about Cragside on several occasions. It is a fascinating place and well worth visiting more than once.
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2010
