On the Sunday before Christmas, the day before Christmas Eve we had an excursion to Chirk Castle with one of Mr C’s friends. Before we set off on our excursion we briefly called in on someone else to exchange presents in time for Christmas.
Chirk Castle had a fun theme for their Christmas display “Christmas of [...]
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Christmas of Make-Believe
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2019
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A Work in Progress
With one thing and another I have been rather busy recently. Christmas preparations are a little behind…
Stage two of our house decoration project was delayed (due to unexpected circumstances) from the expected October schedule until last week. This meant last minute furniture relocation from three rooms in readiness for the decorator to perform his magic. [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2018
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Ely – Day Three
Bags packed we went to breakfast and had another enjoyable breakfast and conversation with George. We settled our bill and as we left the building we noticed that the air had an autumnal feel to it.
After deliberating where to visit before we set off on our journey home, we called in at Anglesey Abbey which [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2018
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Ely – Day Two
George greeted us as we came down for breakfast. Rachel served us with granola and yoghurt topped with fresh fruit followed by freshly cooked breakfast items of our choice. As we ate, we had an enjoyable conversation with George.
After breakfast we walked to Cromwell’s House to visit the Tourist Information Centre but we were too [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 14th 2018
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Ely – Day One
We set off on our journey to Ely a little later than we had intended which, as well as the travel taking longer than expected, led us to change our plans and not pay a short visit visit to Cambridge. Instead we broke our journey for lunch in Market Harborough. Being a Sunday the nice [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2018
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Consequences of War
This weekend marks the Centenary of WWI, a time for reflection and remembrance…
I share a personal family anecdote.
My grandfather’s brother served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WW1, serving some time in Egypt. Within his line of duty, he treated casualties from both sides. It is difficult to comprehend the atrocities he would have [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2018
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The Wander Returns…
… from a weekend away
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 6th 2018
