Visiting National Trust properties gives me so much enjoyment, especially when there is a garden and property with very interesting history combined. I always have to have my camera in hand to capture the moment.
I also take great pleasure in knowing that these places have been saved for future generations to appreciate and be given [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
100 Photos 13 :: National Trust
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2010
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
100 Photos 12 :: Spring
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 7th 2010
You don’t have a Soul.
You are a Soul.
You have a body.
C.S. Lewis
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Out & About
The Easter Cross
As part of the Easter celebrations the local parish church always erects a wooden cross and adorns it with flowers. This is done by the congregation just before the Easter morning service. I think it is a lovely idea and the little children get involved with it too.
I dodged the rain showers and [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Change of Plan
The plan for today was to visit the Birmingham Back to Backs but unfortunately they were fully booked. It was a long way to travel just to have lunch in Birmingham so plan B was hatched. The next choice was Wightwick Manor which isn’t too far away from Birmingham. However the journey [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 3rd 2010
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
Michael Caine
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Hard Work and Fun
This weekend started with a mass of roses, a lot of hard work spring cleaning and getting the spare room ready for visitors. In the evening after the visitors arrived we had fun in the local Chinese Restaurant. It is always interesting to go with different people because this means you end up trying [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2010
