Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
After breakfast we checked out of the hotel where we payed the release fee so that the room bear could come home with us. He was named after the room we stayed in (Henry Hanks). We then made our way to the market town, Stow-on-the-Wold where we had a quiet hour mooching around the shops.
When [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
As Mr C and I were leaving the hotel after breakfast we passed the gentleman I had been chatting to the evening before . We exchanged pleasantries and wished each other well for for the remainder of our respective travels. After the conversation Mr C and I made our way to Bowood House, taking the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest nor happiness in other things. It must lose itself in love. By its very nature it must seek God, who is love.
Mechthild of Magdeburg
10 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Our weekend away was a garden break package which allowed free entrance to Abbey House Gardens and Westonbirt Arboretum. We awoke to find that there had been another downpour overnight which led to the morning air being rather chilly. When we had finished breakfast the sky brightened up so we went for a walk around [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2016
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We set off on our journey later than we intended, partly due to the inclement weather. Along the way we spotted an ideal cafe for lunch, but the mornings downpour had turned the parking area into a field of mud! This meant we had to abandon the idea of lunch there, it also involved some [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 19th 2016
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It has been my intention for quite some time to post diary blogs (from my notebooks) on holidays that I had not written about in this way. My older notes are more brief than my current notes, so the ‘historical’ holiday journeys I share with you will be less detailed.
*Phew*, I hear you say [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 18th 2016
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…before the weather turned
This was yesterday evenings meal which we quickly assembled after a pre dinner visit to deliver a birthday gift. A perfect dish to enjoy on the patio before the sun went down.
The weather has now become cooler and rainy…
6 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2016
