Last Friday Mr C took the day off work and we headed off to Manchester so that he could go clothes shopping. We arrived at the station in plenty of time to catch the train to Wolverhampton. The connecting train from Wolverhampton to Manchester was slightly delayed. Whilst we were waiting the display boards and [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
A Little Bit of Sunshine in My Garden…
…leads to dinner on the patio
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Lunch Amongst Roses
In addition to the weekend shopping chores Mr C and I factored in a lunchtime visit to David Austin Roses where we hoped to find a rose or two for the next stage of our garden project. On arrival we wandered around the sales area to see what roses were available to buy. Then we [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
National Cream Tea Day
Some things just have to be done It was also a good way to celebrate (or commiserate) my last day of my current employment.
Some goodbye/thank you flowers from my colleagues. With the roses as well my house is beginning to look like florist’s shop
18 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Black Fly Bites Again…
On Sunday, it was Father’s day so we took my Father-in-Law to Harvington Hall, a moated manor house with the largest surviving series of priest holes in the country. The weather was kind to us, the day was gloriously hot and sunny and a good time was had by all. When we arrived we had [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Colwall 2017, Holidays
Colwall – Day Five
When we arrived at breakfast we noticed a new gentleman that seemed to be in charge of the dining room. The breakfast area was calm and efficient with none of the chaos we had experienced over the previous few days. The tea was perfect, two individual pots with just the right amount of teabags. My [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2017
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Colwall – Day Four
At breakfast we were served with the first proper cup of tea of the weekend. Two individual pots of tea that were brewed to perfection.
Rain was forecast for the day so we headed of to Croome Court, a National Trust property. As we are National Trust members, entrance was free so it didn’t matter if [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2017
