While it is February one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.
Patience Strong
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 8th 2026
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A Day Trip to London
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
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew -
Wanted to know what the River knew,
Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,
For they were young, and the Thames was old
And this is the tale that River told
― Rudyard Kipling
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2026
Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke created ‘Foreign Exchange’ for the Birmingham 2022 Festival. He reimagined the sculpture of Queen Victoria in the city centre, surrounding the bronze statue with a boat containing five smaller Queen Victorias. Each wears a helmet and carries a medal relating to an important colonial battle. Hew Locke described the statue ‘leading [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 22nd 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
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
I’m just John Osbourne: a working-class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time.
Ozzy Osbourne
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2026
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
For it is in giving that we receive.
Saint Francis of Assisi
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2025
