Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes
Over the summer months whenever I have visited a National Trust property I have been tempted to buy the National Trust Book of Scones. I always held back, although I love scones I wasn’t sure I would get around to baking any, it is years since I have done any baking.
On my recent visit to [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malvern 2018
The Cotford Hotel, situated at the foot of the Malvern Hills was built in 1851 as a summer residence for the Bishop of Worcester.
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 21st 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malvern 2018
Mr C woke up at 7.17, precisely two minutes after the alarm was due to go off! When we opened the curtains sunshine blazed through the windows and the Malvern hills were layered in soft mist. Breakfast was freshly cooked to order and lived up to our expectations.
We settled our bill and, before departing took [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malvern 2018
We set off on our travels, late morning, taking my car out for a spin for a change. Our destination was Malvern where we were stopping overnight ahead of meetup with photography friends.
We had intended to have lunch in The Firs, Elgar’s birthplace however we spotted a sign to a village cafe and took the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage
The Elan Valley is a place of childhood memories. As a family we visited often at the end of the school holidays just as the trees were turning to shades of autumn. It has been on our wish list (Mr C and I) as a place to visit for over 20 years. On the occasion [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
Pitchford Hall, a Grade I listed, Elizabethan Half Timbered House was recently, in 2016 re-acquired by a descendant of the family who owned the property until 1992. Pitchford Hall had been in the same family for 500 years when the then owner Caroline Colthurst and her husband were hit with financial responsibilities after investing in [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2018
