Today I was one of the walk leaders at Attingham Park. We only had one walker so we were able to adapt the walk route to show her additional points of interest. It was the hottest day of the year so far so the cool breezes from the river and shade from the woodland were [...]
Archive for June, 2026
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2026
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Mega Miles Challenge 2026 – Day Eighteen
Thursday is the day I volunteer in a local school, helping children with their reading. I walk to and from the school and today I chose to walk home the long way round.
Back home I tried on a new dress I had ordered for my upcoming holiday in Cornwall, then chilled and read a book [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2026
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Mega Miles 2026 – Day Seventeen
The morning was spent doing admin for mum, some of which required a visit to her bungalow. Then later we visited her in the care home where she has been for a while. She was very sleepy so we didn’t stay long.
On our way home we picked up the ingredients for our evening meal. By [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2026
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Mega Miles 2026 – Day Sixteen
I was volunteering at Attingham Park, no chance of walking whilst scanning in visitors to the park. Later we visited family, so only a short walk today.
But beauty can be found on the doorstep.
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2026
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Mega Miles Challenge 2026 – Day Fifteen
My first walk of the day was with a friend at Dudmaston Hall. It was our second attempt at a walk there, our first attempt was a failure when to our surprise Dudmaston is not open on a Friday! Our walk was followed by lunch.
The weather was so lovely that when I returned home I [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2026
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Mega Miles Challenge 2026 – Day Fourteen
The weather was looking favourable so Mr C decided today was the day to visit Harlech Castle which had been on his ‘To Do’ list for some time. Before set off he prepared some brisket and vegetables and put them in the slow cooker to bubble away whilst we were on our travels.
Along the way [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2026
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Mega Miles Challenge 2026 – Day Thirteen
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2026
