Archive for May, 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
You Never Look Silly in a Tilley
After a busy morning taking my mum for a booster jab and to pick up some plants for her garden pots there was one last thing left to do, call in at the butchers for our weekly supply. It was lunch time so we decided to have lunch in Kinch’s Bistro in the butcher’s before [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 15th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
In Search of Giants
I had hoped to join Walking With Giants Wellington Town Tour that was part of last weekend’s Wellington festival but a family birthday gathering prevented me from doing so.
Today I went search of the booklet of the walking trail, firstly in Morrison’s then later I walked to Wellington, via the station to see if I [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Sherborne & Cirencester 2021
Cerne Abbas
Cerne Abbas is a charming and quaint village that is world renowned for the Cerne Giant, a 180 ft high ancient chalk figure carved out into the steep sloping hillside above the village.
The origins of the Giant, now owned by the National Trust, are a mix of fact and speculation. Some believe that he represents [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on May 11th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
A Day at the Zoo
We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at Chester Zoo. Some of the animals were illusive as they were on our previous visit several years ago. I was too busy walking (6 miles) and animal watching to take many photographs.
After our long day out we decided dine in the Red House on our way home.
2 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2022
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Telford Town Park
Before I embarked on my walk I picked up the new ‘Telford Town Park’ guidebook and ventured into the Town Centre to pay in a cheque. I walked through Southwater, the children’s adventure area and along the top level next to Withy Pool before setting off on a walk behind the rugby club. It was [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 2022
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
It is in man’s heart that the life of nature’s spectacle exists; to see it, one must feel it.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2022
