Mr C inadvertently placed an order that was due for delivery on Saturday when he would not be available to receive delivery. The email advising the delivery slot arrived too late for me to go on my planned visit to Attingham Park to see the bluebell display. I had to be at home to receive [...]
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Race For Reading – Day Twenty
4 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2023
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Hampton Court Castle & Gardens
The weather was glorious so we visited Hampton Court in Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire. We had lunch in the orangery where I chose a Coronation Chicken sandwich before taking a guided tour of the castle. After the castle tour we enjoyed a walk around the gardens which are currently between seasons. The maze and its [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2023
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Window Dressed…
…All ready to watch the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Later we cooked a celebratory evening meal for family. A fine time was had by all.
Comments Off CherryPie on May 7th 2023
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Caernarfon Castle
On May bank holiday Saturday, a last-minute decision led us to visit Caernarfon Castle. We had initially intended to have lunch in Caernarfon but as we travelled along the A55 we remembered my recent purchase, a book called ‘The Extra Mile’, which leads the traveller of the motorway and bland service station catering to nearby [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2023
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Race for Reading – Day One
A short walk with the reluctant adventurer…
4 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2023
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A Walk in the Park
A simple walk in Telford Town Park became a bit of a saga. We had intended to park in Dark Lane car park to avoid the crowds near to Telford Town Centre. We found that you could only pay by app which refused to allow Mr C access to pay. This left us with the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
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Easter Monday – Hodnet Hall
After lunch on Easter Monday we visited Hodnet Hall gardens which is always a lovely place to visit. We also had high hopes for the illusive piece of cake that we missed out on during our previous days travels. On arrival it was suggested that we didn’t park in the visitor car park due to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
