If we cannot sing of faith and triumph, we will sing our despair. We will be that kind of bird. There are day owls, and there are night owls, and each is beautiful and even musical while about its business.
Henry David Thoreau
Archive for May, 2026
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
No Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2026
Filed under Anecdotes
Parisian Popsy
The dress not me…
My Parisian Popsy arrived a couple of days ago and I couldn’t resist wearing her to host a birthday dinner. My England dress would have been more appropriate, the main course was roast beef!
2 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2026
Filed under This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha
2 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 2026
Filed under Anecdotes
Walking Home…
… the long way round
Recently we have been visiting my mum after I have ‘been to school’ but today that proved difficult. Just over a week ago I noticed that our hot water cylinder had developed a leak. British Gas assessed the situation and confirmed that we needed a new water cylinder but before it [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 7th 2026
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Attingham Park on a Sunny Day
I had a morning meeting to discuss the Attingham Park social walks of which I am one of the walk leaders. We discussed previous walks and the walks scheduled going forward.
It was a perfect day for a walk so after the meeting had finished I set off along the mile walk in the direction of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 7th 2026
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Nostalgia
The North wing of Hartlebury Castle houses the Worcestershire County Museum. The museum displays the the story of Worcestershire and what life was like for people who lived there throughout the ages.
Although I am not Victorian, the Victorian school room captured my imagination. There were many familiar things from my own early schooldays.
6 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2026
