In ordinary life we hardly realise that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945)
Archive for January, 2012
Filed under Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 22nd 2012
Filed under Heritage
The Wrekin
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where I share some facts and folklore about a well known Shropshire landmark.
Comments Off CherryPie on Jan 22nd 2012
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays
PhotoHunt – Bliss
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 20th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes
New Kitchen – Day Seven
Wednesday
Yesterday, all stops were pulled out by the kitchen company as they were trying to locate an alternative cooker for our kitchen. The problem was that we wanted a white cooker and there was a four to six week delay for one in that colour, despite their supplier promising that one was available. They caused [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 18th 2012
Filed under Out & About
Regency Bee House
From the Attingham Park guide book:
One of the garden’s treasures is the bee house, one of only two known Regency bee houses in the country. It was originally sited in the orchard to encourage pollination of the fruit trees, but was relocated to the lawn south of the Walled Garden. No one is [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 18th 2012
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New Kitchen – Day Six
Monday
It was a day of two halves, the good and the bad. The tiler arrived in good time, finished off the last bit of wall tiling and then did the grouting. The person who will eventually paint the walls turned up in good time to assess the situation.
Then half an hour after the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2012
