This afternoon we nipped into Birmingham to obtain a few essentials prior to the next episode of ‘Cherry on her Travels’. We had a surprisingly successful afternoon, our purchase list was all ticked off apart from a Birthday Card. I normally make birthday cards rather than buy them and on looking at the selection available [...]
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Poppies in the Moat
The art installation entitled ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ is currently being planted in the moat around The Tower of London, the last poppy will be planted on the 11th November.
marking one hundred years since the first full day of Britain’s involvement in the First World War. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Land Reserved for…
…future development.
For some reason I felt rather lethargic on Sunday (yesterday) and struggled to get myself going. I had planned a short cycle ride but the dull weather made me hesitate. I read a book for a while, made and ate my lunch, read a bit more and then I forced myself to go ahead [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, London 2014, Science & Nature
The Blue Whale Hall
I remember being rather disappointed with the Natural History Museum on my first visit there on a school trip. There were lots of tired looking stuffed animals that didn’t capture my imagination. There was however one part of the museum that blew me away and that was the museum’s Whale Hall. At the time it [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2014
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Summer Blends Into Autumn
This bank holiday was a strange one for me. It started off with a houseful and I was more or less confined to upstairs at my home. The boys had taken over my living room once again for a two day Napoleonic war-game. They no longer have to crawl on the floor as two 8ft [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 26th 2014
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A Room with a View
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2014
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Sweet Dreams…
…from Mercure Kensington
I happen to like the sounds of the city
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2014
