After my Thursday afternoon volunteering as a School Reader at a local shcool I took the long route home via Leegomery pool.
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Post Shift Blooms
I am really enjoying my volunteering opportunity in Visitor Reception at Attingham Park. I work alongside some lovely people both permanent staff and volunteers.
I am so grateful for this opportunity to fulfil one of the aspirations I held when I took early retirement.
My post volunteering walks are a bonus but… I am already thinking towards [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2024
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Sunday Breakfast in Spoons
One of our friends arranged a breakfast gathering because her family were over from Germany for a few days.
There was much fun and laughter and the extensive menu options proved a challenge for some. For me, the small vegetarian breakfast hit the sweet spot.
All too soon it was time to part ways leaving Mr C and [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2024
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Birmingham Bull
Last weekend Mr C purchased two suits in Birmingham. They required tailoring so this weekend we returned to pick them up. This gave me the opportunity for a healthy walk around Birmingham follwed by an indulgent browse around Boundary Mill on our way home.
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2024
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Trench Middle Pool
After sorting some things out for mum I had a window of opportunity for an impromptu walk at Trench middle pool which was on my way home.
I parked my car in such a way that I needed to open the door to the full extent to avoid stepping into a puddle and half way round [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2024
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Attingham Park…
… followed by sunset at Horton
Today was the first time for three weeks that I was able to manage a post volunteering walk in Attingham Park. I wasn’t able to due to the restrictive visiting hours in hospital. Mum has moved from hospital but is not yet home.
I was also pleasantly suprised to find that [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2024
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(Not Quite) Lincoln – Day Four…
…Easter Monday
Mum had been moved to the escalation ward over night and had started to become delirious as we had suspected she would.
Due to being home a day earlier than expected, we needed to pick up some food supplies. We visited Battlefield 1403 in the hopes that we could also have lunch there. There was [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 7th 2024
