Six poppies, but only one has emerged.
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Archive for June, 2010
Filed under Anecdotes
Meetings, Shopping and High Court Rulings
Yesterday we had our first PCS regional meeting for about three months. What with the general election and the campaign to save the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) we hadn’t found time to get together before now.
For some reason I got rather confused and caught the train an hour earlier than I needed to. [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, York 2010
100 Photos 23 :: Weekends Away
This was the rather nice garden just outside the room I stayed in. It was rather nice to have a personal garden
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
York – Day Five
I wasn’t really ready to be on my way home, so I was a little bit sad to be booking out…
But ever one for an opportunity despite the forecast for rain, I detoured to visit Hardwick Hall on the journey home. This property came highly recommended by my brother when we discussing National Trust properties [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
100 Photos 22 :: Gothic Cathedrals at Night
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
York – Day Four
The weather was still rather inclement but I braved the elements and walked the final part of the Town Walls, which started quite close to the hotel. This stretch finished in just the right place to take in the museum gardens before visiting York Minster. After going round the minster it was time for lunch [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
York – Day Three
The weather was looking decidedly dodgy so the weather forecast had to be studied closely in order to visit that stately home and garden that I had promised myself. From the list of possibilities the one with the least likelihood of rain was Burton Agnes Hall. The journey there was lovely and the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2010
