Today was my second stint of volunteering in the Visitor Reception Area at Attingham. So far I am really enjoying the opportunity.
After scanning visitors cards on entry to Attingham it was my turn for a brisk walk around the parkland.
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Volunteering Followed by a Walk
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2024
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An Evening with the Bard
I was wearing ‘Secret Bunnies’, the Bard behind me is made out of lego pieces.
However…
Getting back to the point I enjoyed my evening with the Bard at the RSC watching a delightful performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
18 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2024
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Valentine’s Dining at Chez Nous
We were supposed to be on a mini break but due to a family medical complication this had to be postponed. Instead we enjoyed ‘Fine Dining’ at Chez Nous.
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2024
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The Long Way Round
We arrived at the hospital to visit the patient who we last saw in the Escalation area, pending hospital admission. The Escalation area is basically a corridor between A&E and the hospital wards.
The patient was no longer registered on the A&E system and was now in AMU (Acute Medical Unit).
We had arrived too early for [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2024
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Hospital Miles Count
Today, there was a need for me to visit (just visiting) my local hospital, several times. In between visits we had lunch in the Furnace Kitchen at Coalbrookdale where I chose a croissant filled with butternut squash, caramelized onion and Feta cheese. It was delicious.
Currently many routes to Coalbrookdale are subjected to roadworks and closure. [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2024
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All Signed Up
One of my aspirations after I took early retirement was to become a volunteer in the Visitor Reception Area at Attingham Park. I regularly checked volunteer opportunities at Attingham but the result was always ‘no volunteering opportunities currently available’.
Then we had Covid-19 interrupting normality leading me to stop checking for volunteering opportunities.
In early January this [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2024
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An Afternoon in Evesham
There was a particular shop (Magpie) that Mr C wanted to visit in Evesham so on Saturday we took a trip there stopping for lunch at Ellenden Farm shop cafe. Local produce is used throughout the menu and I decided to have a hot cross bun which arrived warm and toasty.
When we arrived in Evesham [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 5th 2024
