I had a very relaxing day yesterday pottering around the countryside. The weather was glorious and surprisingly for a bank holiday it seemed quite quiet. I took in the mere at Ellesmere, Whittington Castle and Chirk aqueduct.
I then went home to freshen up and visit Mum for an evening meal of slow roasted lamb. It [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Lazy Sunday
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2011
Filed under This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
If you don’t like yourself, you can’t like other people.
Robert A. Heinlein
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage
A Day to Remember…
…but not to dwell.
So yesterday with that in mind, Mum was whisked off for a day out. We visited Baddesley Clinton, which included a very nice lunch. Then we moved on to Packwood House, both are National Trust properties and quite different.
The planned evening meal on the way home was a little more difficult than [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2011
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Dusty
Dictionary definition: (of a colour) tinged with grey; pale: dusty pink
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Science & Nature
I Hear Singing…
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,
How great thou art, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2011
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Weight Loss – Week 38
Due to family commitments tomorrow I have weighed in a day early. I lost 1.5lb so I seem to be back on the downward trend. It was nice to see my regular WW leader who has been away on her hols for three weeks.
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2011
Filed under Heritage, Out & About, Science & Nature
Cedars of Lebanon
Throughout antiquity the cedars of Lebanon were prized above all other trees. Their fine wood was strong, straight and wonderfully scented. It was always the first choice for any temple or palace, and top value in trade was paid for it. These trees helped give the Phoenicians a high place among other nations, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2011
