Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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After the weekend storms, bank holiday monday turned out bright and beautiful so we headed of to the Shugborough Estate. It was our first visit since the National Trust had taken over all of the estate after Staffordshire County Council surrendered the lease with the National Trust.
The context of the house and estate are being [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2018
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Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.
William Shakespeare
10 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2018
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I persuaded Mr C that we should walk into the local town to pick up eggs from the market rather than drive in. Whilst we were in town we had lunch before returning home using a different route.
On our return journey we made a detour to see how my mum’s bungalow is coming along. Whilst [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2018
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Overnight the weather had turned from sunshine to showers. Mr C was working from home so I couldn’t do round the house circuits to meet my ‘Walking Challenge’ step count. This meant that despite the weather I had to head out on a walk… As I set off on my walk, the rain had eased [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2018
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I had an early start so I could take my mum to the orthopedic hospital for a routine check up. After the long drive she was in and out within 15 minutes so we visited Elsmere for elevenses, although we were a little early it was only 10.30. Far too early for the lunch we [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2018
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…with my Mother and Father in Law.
First stop was Little Amsterdam Cafe for lunch.
After lunch we made our way to Broughton Castle where we enjoyed the landscape views and a visit to the Parish Church of St Mary Broughton with North Newington before the castle was open for visiting.
During our visit we enjoyed a pleasant [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2018
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For what is the worth of life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by records of history.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
2 Comments CherryPie on May 20th 2018
