As I headed to work this morning the rain was torrential and there were rivers of water on the road and there was a distinct autumn feel to the air. I noticed on my short walk from the car park to my office building that the leaves on the trees now had slight autumnal hues [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Autumn is in the Air
22 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
50 Things to do before you’re 11 3/4
I have noticed in recent days that the air has that distinct hint of autumn in it and leaves on the trees are just beginning to change from greens to copper and orange. Today however the sun was shining brightly giving me the perfect opportunity to visit Attingham Park.
This weekend they were holding a [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2012
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A Sad Day…
…the last of the Don Nuno has entered the building.
Lustau have changed their distributors and my local wine supplier doesn’t deal with the new distributor. On the plus side they have promised to get samples of similar Sherries from their new distributor. I will let you know
In the meanwhile a good discussion on [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Storm Clouds Brewing
Today it was suggested that I might like to go on a trip to pick up some balsa wood strips (don’t ask) and incorporate a visit to Erddig.
A few minutes after we set off, we encountered brilliant sunshine and torrential rain at the same time. There was a lake of water on the road [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Seize the Moment
An unusual orange globe appeared in the sky today, so I grabbed my camera and headed out to make the best of the rare occurrence.
I visited Shugborough Hall which I found had changed a lot since I last visited. The car park is in a different place which gave the opportunity to walk through [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
My Moon Tonight
Today’s weather gave an unexpected opportunity which allowed me to dine outside this evening. It was lovely to watch the sun setting behind ‘my oak tree’ whilst enjoying a few moments rest after work soaking up the atmosphere. I had the additional pleasure of watching the moon rising.
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2012
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My Oak and the Moon
PS: I am still struggling with my internet connection (even after the service provider rebooted everything today)… My connection worked perfectly until the service provider had a serious problem (which resulted in melt down last weekend), now my connection to the internet only works intermittently and only on some devices. Sadly my desk top [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2012
