I have just returned from a few days away. The weather was mostly kind to us
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A Room with a View
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2017
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Patio Days
This evening was the first time we were able to take advantage of fine weather and dine on the patio. We were accompanied by birds singing sweetly to each other. After we had finished our meal we lingered a while and were treated to a flitting dance of ‘our bat’ as he caught insects as [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2017
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The Case of the Replaced Beading
You may recall that in February we had a new back door fitted and we have had an ongoing saga with it ever since.
Feb 11
Our old back door was replaced, the previous door had warped over time and was letting in cold air, much like the front door which we also replaced recently. The new [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2017
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Wells – Day Four
All too soon it was time for our last breakfast at Stoberry House before departing for our homeward journey. After saying goodbye to our hostess and husband we set off to Bristol to visit SS Great Britain.
It being Easter weekend, there was a bit of queue to purchase tickets. Mr C queued and sent mum [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2017
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Wells – Day Three
We arranged with our hostess to have breakfast early so that we could attend the Eucharist service on Easter morning in Wells Cathedral. Our hostess was also hoping to attend the service with her husband (who was not normally home for Easter). When we arrived for breakfast we found that in addition to the fruit [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2017
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Wells – Day Two
After a good nights sleep we made our way downstairs for breakfast. Once in the breakfast room we found that a table for three had been set up in a prime location for stunning views over the garden towards Wells Cathedral and Glastonbury Tor. The breakfast was every bit as superb as it was on [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2017
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Wells – Day One
We set off for Wells just after 10am, considering it was bank holiday Friday we had a good journey with the SatNav recalculating better routes if it detected a delay. We arrived at the Book Barn just outside Bristol in time for lunch as we had planned. Mum didn’t know our destination and as we [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2017
