Archive for June, 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, This & That

Friday Night Curry

Due to shopping a day earlier than usual we hadn’t yet visited our local butcher to purchase the meat to accompany our meal options for the next few days.
This led to ‘Fish Friday’ being ‘Fish Thursday’ and our Saturday curry night become ‘Curry Friday’.
We might be back on track by Sunday
PS: The curry [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2025

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Patio Days

At long last we had the opportunity for ‘Fine Dining’ on the patio.

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2025

Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature

Meadow Walk at Attingham

The weather was glorious on my recent volunteering shift at Attingham Park, perfect weather to explore Ismore Meadow afterwards. The meadow is accessible  for a few weeks in summer until the grass is cut for hay by the tenant farmer around mid-July.
As I returned from the meadow some deer treated me with their presence. Such [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2025

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A Lakeland Walk…

…followed  by ‘Fine Dining’  at Chez Nous

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Tewkesbury 2022

The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Three

For breakfast I chose a variation on my choice of the previous day, scrambled eggs with bacon. It was delicious.
After checking out of the hotel, we drove to Quarry Bank Mill. We had been meaning to return after our previous brief visit for a cup of tea the day before we travelled to Rome in [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, The Peacock at Rowsley 2025

The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Two

We exchanged anniversary cards before going to the breakfast room. There were interesting choices on the menu and after a bit of deliberation I settled on scrambled egg with smoked salmon. The croissant was lightly toasted, the eggs creamy and the salmon was thick rather than thinly sliced. It was delicious. Mr C, as usual, [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, The Peacock at Rowsley 2025

The Peacock at Rowsley – Day One

We set off a bit later than we had intended, stopping for lunch in Tansley Barn garden centre just a few miles short of our hotel.
Suitably refreshed, we drove to our hotel to suss out parking arrangements ahead of booking in later in the afternoon. We saw some adorable calves in the farmyard next to [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2025

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