I had a very relaxing day yesterday pottering around the countryside. The weather was glorious and surprisingly for a bank holiday it seemed quite quiet. I took in the mere at Ellesmere, Whittington Castle and Chirk aqueduct.
I then went home to freshen up and visit Mum for an evening meal of slow roasted lamb. It [...]
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Lazy Sunday
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2011
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A Day to Remember…
…but not to dwell.
So yesterday with that in mind, Mum was whisked off for a day out. We visited Baddesley Clinton, which included a very nice lunch. Then we moved on to Packwood House, both are National Trust properties and quite different.
The planned evening meal on the way home was a little more difficult than [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2011
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Internet Problems
I was sitting quietly minding my own business yesterday afternoon when suddenly the silence was shattered by several house alarms going off at once. The power had gone off. When it came back on again it became apparent that the incident had fried the network router, so I no longer had an internet connection.
On further [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2011
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100 Photos 72 :: Kitchen Gardens
Regular readers will know that I have been following the progress of the development of the walled garden at Attingham Park. I enjoy watching it progress over the seasons. I didn’t take any pictures during my recent visit because the cold winter had delayed planting, making the scene look quite bland.
On this occasion [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2011
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Sunday in the Sun
Yesterday the weather was glorious, so it had to be taken advantage of. I went out for lunch to Moseley Old Hall, then strolled round the garden. Instead of touring the house, which is interesting I decided to take in Boscobel House as well. Both houses have an interesting history with a [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2011
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Revisiting Trees
The proposed visit to Attingham Park that I mentioned yesterday went ahead as planned.
The weather was perfect, we (my Mum and I) arrived just before a tour of the ‘Lady Berwick Garden’ was due to take place. It was an opportunity not to be missed.
Warden, Ron Iremonger took us on the short walk to the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2011
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Weight Loss – Week 34
It is funny path to weight loss. Last week I was sure I had lost weight because I felt such a lot slimmer and I gained. This week I was sure I had gained weight and have managed to lose 1lb. Hopefully whether I feel fat or thin I will have lost [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2011
