Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Anecdotes
Valentines menus in local restaurants did not inspire Mr C and I. Instead we opted for fine dining in Chez Nous.
Starter – Melba toast with smoked salmon and cream cheese
Main – Melt in the middle fish cakes
Dessert – Warmed apricots with honey, yogurt and toasted almonds
Served with a sprinkle of Valentines fun
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2020
We set off on our journey to York a little later than we had planned, stopping off at the Denby Pottery visitor centre with a view to having lunch. The food portions were very large and the choices did’t fit what we had in mind for a light snack so we opted to carry on [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 13th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
The calm between two storms. It was a lovely sunny but bracing day, perfect for a walk.
After walking some familiar paths I ventured where I have not walked before.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2020
On Monday I returned from a mini break in York, walking the glass trail, the walls and exploring the city beyond.
We returned home to find that we had an electrical problem, part of the electrics were off and the fridge and freezer had defrosted. We reset the trip switch but it tripped several times [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 5th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A couple of days ago a local lady member of the #walk1000miles challenge led a fascinating history walk around Telford Town Park and beyond, not to mention the secret watery delights hidden just out of sight.
I enjoyed meeting my fellow Badgers (participants of the #walk1000miles challenge) and it was an added bonus to have a [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
I walked a different route to one of my local pools and once there I noticed that the Heron was sitting on one of his usual perches, surveying the pool. Every now and then he would fly over the ducks and geese, chasing them away before landing on the edge of the pool. Back and [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Jan 8th 2020
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
After lunch I donned my #walk1000miles 2020 badge and set off on a local walk. Due to having guests for an evening meal to celebrate New Year’s day I wasn’t able to venture further afield.
Along the way I was able to sit on one of my favourite benches and watch the antics of the ducks [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2020
