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Week 3 – Walk, Smile, Greet, Repeat

A couple of weeks ago my school reader volunteering didn’t go according to plan. It was careers day and the flow of children dried up so I called it a day. The weather was gorgeous and sunny so I chose to walk the long way home.

Surprisingly I met very [...]

Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 1st 2026

Week 14 – Walk With Your Ears

Due to other commitments and unfavourable weather it took me a while to get around to a walk after my Tuesday afternoon volunteering shift at Attingham Park. My first walk of the year was a perfect opportunity for a ‘Listening’  walk. This time of year is filled with birdsong [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2026

Today I was one of the walk leaders for the WWII community walk in Attingham Park. It has always rained when I have walked this route for the Attingham Park community walks. Today was no exception.
As we set off on the WWII part of the walk we were treated a spectacular grouping of deer near [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2026

World Book Day coincided with my volunteering day in my local school. I wore my recently purchased dress which was a perfect choice for helping children with their reading. The children choose the books they would like to read with me each week.
Later I went out for an evening meal with Mr C. I swapped [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2026

A few days prior to a procedure to fix Mr C’s unexpected health condition that caused us to cancel our Madeira trip in October we had a last minute day trip to London.

We enjoyed a special meal deal in The Ivy looking towards Tower Bridge, our destination for the day. Tower Bridge with its glass [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2026

On a misty Sunday morning we travelled to Birmingham to visit the Staffordshire Hoard now that the museum is fully open again after refurbishment.

We found the archaeology theme interesting but were underwhelmed by what was on display. I think part of the problem is that the special items are not ’showcased’ and the lighting is [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2026

Storm Goretti paints the garden white and in the process causes a couple of short power cuts. Just long enough to stop the daft film that Mr C had put on, as it reached its culmination. The film was logged in through Mr C’s account and he had fallen asleep so I couldn’t log back [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2026

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