During our recent stay in The Peacock at Rowsley for our anniversary treat we decided to sample their Tasting Menu accompanied by the Wine Flight. It was a sublime experience, the food and wine complimented each other perfectly. As mentioned previously the experience was enhanced by the waiter serving the wine ‘blind’ and challenging us [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Attingham Post Shift Walk
Today I walked my extended version of the mile walk which is a joy in any season.
The photo collage was auto generated by PhotoShop Elements, it shows scenes from last weeks post shift walk to the meadow.
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2025
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Hand Packed With Love
Photoshop Elements randomly creates collages from my photo catalogue. This collage brought back some happy memories.
I loved receiving these reversible skirts hand packed with a personal note making me feel special. When the parcel arrived I always took time to open it slowly and savour the personal touches that were added to my purchase.
I enjoyed [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays
Stonehenge Virtual Challenge
Our next holiday adventure, although still in the planning stage is coming together. We will visit Norwich for a few days where we hope to catch up with friends and also enjoy Mr C’s 60th birthday present from last year. The present is an afternoon seas rather than an afternoon tea.
Our next destination will be [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2025
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Friday Night Curry
Due to shopping a day earlier than usual we hadn’t yet visited our local butcher to purchase the meat to accompany our meal options for the next few days.
This led to ‘Fish Friday’ being ‘Fish Thursday’ and our Saturday curry night become ‘Curry Friday’.
We might be back on track by Sunday
PS: The curry [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2025
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Patio Days
At long last we had the opportunity for ‘Fine Dining’ on the patio.
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Tewkesbury 2022
The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Three
For breakfast I chose a variation on my choice of the previous day, scrambled eggs with bacon. It was delicious.
After checking out of the hotel, we drove to Quarry Bank Mill. We had been meaning to return after our previous brief visit for a cup of tea the day before we travelled to Rome in [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2025
