Despite this years obstacles, firstly floods and then limited walking due to lockdown I have eventually reached 500 miles in my #walk1000miles challenge. I am so pleased that I am half way there
As luck would have it my 500 mile reward (only ordered on Sunday) arrived today. I am looking forward to trying [...]
Archive for June, 2020
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Half Way There
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2020
Filed under Heritage, Sherborne 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2020
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Berkeley Castle Garden
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2020
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The Hurdy Gurdy
This composite instrument, the body dating back to the 17th century and carved from a single block of English beech has a birch table. The head and key box are by the French maker Francois Louvet who presumably restored and added to this ancient instrument following irrevocable damage suffered in the 18th century.*
*From a sign [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Change of Scene…
…tricking Mr C into a short walk
On Saturday afternoon we visited Buildwas Abbey which turned out be more brief than we had intended. Parts are inaccessible at the moment due to renovations and barriers closing off areas due to Covid-19. Just after we arrived a photographer turned up and whilst taking our own photographs we [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2020
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Leegomery Pools & Beyond
My afternoon walk took my to Leegomery Pools. The goslings have grown such a lot that I almost didn’t spot them. After my circuit of the pool I decided to walk back on a route that I had explored last year.
Walking on this pathway home I noticed another pathway going off in a different direction, [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
Walking Challenges
My medals have arrived for two walking challenges that I undertook before the lockdown restrictions were eased.
Due to the recommended hour for a walk once a day I was limited to the 5k (3.1 miles) option.
VE Day Challenge – 3.31 miles completed on 11 May 2020 taking 60 minutes. This event commemorated 75 years since [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2020
