My brother is in town so I am off out delivering his Christmas present and also to give him the presents for my nephews. I don’t see him that often so it is always nice to catch up with him. He usually stays over Christmas with his boys, but the eldest one is [...]
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The Day of the Cold
I knew today was going to be yet another of those days when the phone rang just as I was getting out of bed. Half asleep I answered it to be told that the bin men were coming a day early and I needed to put the various recycling boxes and bags outside ready for [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2009
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Chillingham Castle
One of my ‘must places to visit’ when I was on my hols in Northumberland was Chillingham Castle because it sounded so interesting. It had the reputation of one of the most haunted castles which I was skeptical about, thinking it a marketing ploy. I will now give you the information I wrote in [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 19th 2009
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First Signs of Snow
It seems that the first part of the snow prediction for Shropshire was correct, I wonder if we will get snowed in at the weekend?
Most of the UK including Shropshire was expected to see some snow today as the cold snap continues.
Slight snow showers are expected to fall across the county today but Shropshire Star [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 17th 2009
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Lady Waterford Hall
I think that is enough doom and gloom for now so I will share some appropriate holiday photos (for this season) with you.
One of the places I visited during my stay on the borders was the Lady Waterford Hall which was formally a school. The building contains Biblical scenes that were painted onto the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2009
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In the News
I really should be blogging about the Defence cuts, but it will only annoy me and I am sure you have all heard about it on the news anyway. I would however recommend this article if you haven’t seen it already.
You probably know that Facebook changed some of it’s privacy settings recently. Facebook is able [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Dec 15th 2009
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A Conservative’s View…
…on the conflict in Afghanistan.
Last Thursday Mark Pritchard MP for the Wrekin was invited to speak at The Wrekin Rotary club meeting. Mark talked to the members and guests about why he believed that our troops should be involved in the conflict in Afghanistan. He explained that it was important to reduce the power of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 14th 2009
