Archive for the 'Anecdotes' Category
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
On a Newcastle Rooftop in Mid September
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2018
After I was dressed I took advantage of the roof terrace as the sun emerged before it was time for breakfast. It was wonderful. The breakfast wasn’t quite Fawlty Towers but the service was a little slow and the requested brown sauce arrived after Mr C had eaten his breakfast. The food, however, was excellent.
After [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2018
I awoke good and early but drifted off to sleep again and the next thing I knew it was 9.20am. There was no sign of Mr C and no sign of a cup of tea so I leapt out of bed, at which point Mr C, having been distracted by something on his computer, realised [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2018
Jesmond Dene House
Collingwood Arms
I am gathering my thoughts, sorting my photographs and helping my mum (post house move) after arriving home later than expected on Tuesday evening…
Normal service and holiday diary will follow soon
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2018
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Naughty but Nice :-)
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
The Bishop’s Room – The Cotford Hotel
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malvern 2018
The Cotford Hotel
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
