Today it was suggested that I might like to go on a trip to pick up some balsa wood strips (don’t ask) and incorporate a visit to Erddig.
A few minutes after we set off, we encountered brilliant sunshine and torrential rain at the same time. There was a lake of water on the road [...]
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Storm Clouds Brewing
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2012
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Ironbridge
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where talk about the town of Ironbridge, the building of the famous Iron Bridge and the Irongbridge Gorge which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 29th 2012
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The Shepherd’s Monument
We are now going to go on a little detour from my French travels and Rennes-le-Chateau to a place more local to me, but which has a connection to yesterday’s post.
I mentioned that Sauniere had requested a copy of a painting from the Louvre. This is what the Cadogan Guide has to say about the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Seize the Moment
An unusual orange globe appeared in the sky today, so I grabbed my camera and headed out to make the best of the rare occurrence.
I visited Shugborough Hall which I found had changed a lot since I last visited. The car park is in a different place which gave the opportunity to walk through [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2012
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PhotoHunt – Ripple
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
PS: This is a sneaky preview of my recent visit to Witley Court and Gardens. More photos coming soon…
20 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2012
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PhotoHunt – Clean
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4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2012
