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4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2021

… you are in for a woolen surprise

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2021

… to find where I needed to go for a routine check up (boob squash) later this week.

The booking arrangements had changed since my previous visit (four years ago) and the letter with directions was confusing.
I walked through the hospital grounds to find the testing unit in the same place it has always been so [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Oct 13th 2021

As I was drifting in and out of sleep Mr C arrived with a morning cup of tea, then a few minutes later he returned, announcing ‘I have news for you. We are going out for the day’.
He had chosen Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire which he had checked to see if it was open. I [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2021

2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2021

The good news was the bread for the continental breakfast was not stale. The bad new was that there was no bread at all. Leaving breakfast slightly underwhelmed, we put our luggage in the car and checked out of the hotel.
Our first stop was Barnard’s Castle to visit the ruined castle which we had found [...]

9 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2021

When we arrived at breakfast I found to my disappointment the bread that accompanied the continental breakfast selection was stale and inedible!
We had booked tickets to visit Auckland Castle, the former home of the Prince Bishops of Durham. We arrived with plenty of time to spare so we used the opportunity to book tickets to [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2021

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