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I have spent today recovering from a hectic weekend in Paris.  For some reason all prior commitments for today changed and I had the day to myself which was quite welcome…
But on the flip-side there was an unexpected continual interruption to my day, but I laid the law down in response to that
I [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2012

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2012

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Cheers!

Last week my Mum was having a sort out ready to have a new carpet fitted.  In the process she decided to get rid of some of the books that were in her book case.  One of the was ‘Cheers! 1,024 Toasts & Sentiments for Every Occasion‘ by Kevin P. McDonald.  It was one of [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2012

Autumn is not quite ready to be photographed yet, it seems all the best trees are in all the wrong places to be able to get a decent photograph. I did however enjoy my lunch out, a leisurely drive and a short walk. Here are a couple of photos that I did manage [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2012

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 [...]

22 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2012

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

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