Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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Week 43 – Walk With Others
Fitting my walks around commitments means I often walk alone. Walking alone is good for thinking and clearing my head but walking with others gives me a greater sense of wellbeing.
My most recent walk with others was to check out a route for a group-led walk for visitors to Attingham [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2025
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As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.
Mary Anne Radmacher
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2025
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On my recent visit to Quarry Bank Mill I was reminded of a post from ‘Books Rock My World’ about bookmarks
The Books Rock My World post focused on what people use as bookmarks other than a purpose made bookmark.
Quarry Bank Mill had a display in their second hand bookshop showing bookmarks found within the covers [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2025
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If you can’t admire a cow in a field, you’re missing something fundamental about life.
Alan Moore
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 21st 2025
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Week 25 – Walk With Purpose
This chapter discusses the benefits of walking with purpose as opposed to walking for leisure. Studies have found that when walking for a purpose people tend to walk faster. Some of the studies concluded this led to better health and wellbeing.
I don’t know about the conclusions to the studies I [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 20th 2025
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Aethelflaed, also known as Lady of the Mercians, was the eldest daughter of King Alfred the Great. Justifiably thought of as England’s forgotten Queen; she was a formidable leader in a shadowy history of the dark ages. She only one child, a daughter, AElfwynn, and when her husband Aethelred died in 911, she ruled Mercia [...]
3 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2025
