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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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2018
Filed under Out & About, This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze, most softly lulling to my soul.
John Keats
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 2nd 2018
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Heatwave in October…
…Leads to a sunny excursion to Attingham Park
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2018
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Elan Valley Reservoirs
The second location from my recent excursions is finally revealed.
Craig Goch
Craig Goch, the highest upstream of the series of dams in the Elan Valley, is often referred to as the ‘top dam’. It is located at a height of 1040 feet (317m) above sea level. As with all the dams, work started with the arrival [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Out & About
Teaser Photos…
… from my previous post
I revealed the first of those photographs as Pitchford Hall.
My next blog post will reveal the second location from that post. The photo above is a second teaser to the second location…
I have just returned from a weekend mini break, meeting up with photographer friends, old and new
I have [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 4th 2018
