Archive for May, 2010

Bank holiday Monday meant a further pause on sorting out details for my Dad’s funeral etc. The day was so beautiful so there was no point stopping at home doing nothing so I decided a day out was in order (well just going out for lunch and the afternoon really ). [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2010

During my recent visit to Sunnycroft, a cat took me by surprise when it peered out from behind a tree and looked at me.   After a while the cat walked towards me, rubbed his body around my legs as cats are wont to do, then moved on to make his own unexpected discoveries in [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2010

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
James M. Barrie

11 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2010

In 1887 Theodore Mander who was a Wolverhampton paint and varnish manufacture bought part of the Wightwick estate which is situated in the country approximately 3 miles west of Wolverhampton.  He and his wife Flora St Clair Paint renovated the 17th-century outbuildings and built a new house nearby which they named Wightwick Manor:

It was designed [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2010

The walls are very black in contrast to the brightness of the stained glass windows.

For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.

34 Comments CherryPie on May 1st 2010

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