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The castle gates remain closed until 10 o’clock so after breakfast and checking out of the hotel we visited a small garden next to the lawns. By the time we had finished in the garden it was still to early for the gates to be open so we took the long way round to visit [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2016

The hotel breakfast was nice, although it was served in an unusual way. The toast was served stacked on the plate with the breakfast rather than in a toast rack. After breakfast it wasn’t time for the castle gate to open so we walked around ‘The Lawns’ which was formerly a lunatic asylum.

When the gate [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2016

We set off on our journey a bit later than we intended but we still managed to arrive at the cafe we planned on visiting in time for lunch. There was a bit of a saga getting served, we were being ignored by the waitress. Eventually we got served and the food was as good [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2016

… with my garden project and an additional house project which has been on my list of ‘To Do’ for quite some time.

I have also been helping my Mum out with a wedding outfit for my brother’s wedding later this year. This has been rather time consuming… but only because she is trying to shop [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2016

The old shed was dismantled on Saturday to make way for a new slightly smaller on. Before the shed can be replaced work is needed on the small retaining wall along the back fence. The previous occupants built half a wall and placed loose bricks to complete the wall behind the shed. Over the years [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2016

On my recent journey to Glansevern Hall Gardens I noticed a monument on the top of hill, it was neatly framed by trees that reminded me of soldiers marching. Whilst walking around the garden I spotted the hill and the monument again and was able to zoom in close with my camera.

The County War Memorial [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 7th 2016

… in the evening sunshine.

A perfect end to a lovely anniversary weekend break. We were gifted with perfect weather to enjoy the occasion

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2016

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