Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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…Courtroom Museum
There has been a castle in Knaresborough for over 900 years. Over the centuries there have been significant periods of building and repair work as the castle was adapted to meet changing military requirements, fashions and historic events.
The early castle
We know very little about the castle’s origins but there may have been an Anglo-Saxon [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Nov 21st 2020
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The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in the North Yorkshire city of Ripon. Founded as a monastery by Scottish monks in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672. The church became collegiate in the tenth century, and acted as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2020
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4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2020
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I gave Mr C the choice of walk for today’s excursion. He chose to walk to Hadley Locks via Hurley Brook.
I started the walk along a bridle path near to our house which connected to a walking route published by Wellington Walkers are Welcome. Part way around we struggled to find the pathway between the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2020
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We had a day chilling. Mr C was trying to fix his PC and I was setting up my new iPad mini, a gift from Mr C. The new iPad is super whizzy compared to my previous version which had become slow and difficult to use.
We popped out for a few food supplies and even [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Nov 14th 2020
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I sat in bed with a cup of tea and opened my birthday presents and cards. I have to confess I was struggling for enthusiasm to go on the walk we had planned which is most unlike me. This was only because we had had to cancel our planned trip to Sherbourne at the last [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2020
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We decided to pick up lunch to eat in Telford Town park before setting off on a walk. Buying the sandwiches from M&S was a bit tedious due to the anti-COVID one way system around the Town Centre. The sandwiches, however were delicious. We enjoyed them whilst looking out over Southwater lake. A duck waddled [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 12th 2020
