No man can cross the same river twice because neither the man nor the river are the same.
Heraclitus
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2021
Ted has been on an adventure…
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2021
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity…
John Muir
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2021
We took mum on a day out to Dorothy Clive Garden. The weather was kind to us and the garden was spectacular with the Laburnum arch and Rhododendrons in full bloom. We toured the top part of the garden before lunch and the bottom part of the garden after lunch. Before we left we couldn’t resist revisiting the waterfall and the Laburnum arch.
We then then took mum on a mystery tour to Bridgemere Garden Centre before we retuned to her house where we had a cup of tea on the patio. Whilst there I spotted a gorgeous baby blackbird trying out his wings. He had a short stubby tail and struggled to balance as he flew clumsily from one perch to another. He settled in a low tree and stayed there for a while before somehow managing to fall out of the branches, landing on the floor just behind where we were sitting. He scuttled off into a corner where Father blackbird kept a watchful eye on him. I hope he didn’t hurt himself as he fell and that by now he has clumsily made his way back to his nest.
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2021
We had an afternoon jaunt that ended up with a visit to Stokesay Castle.
After our visit we enjoyed afternoon refreshments (including lemon drizzle cake) from the tea shop. I am so out of touch with ‘almost normal’ days that I forgot to take a photograph of the tasty indulgence.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2021
We spent our day with long overdue gardening tasks followed taking the pruned clippings to the recycling centre.
As evening approached the weather was perfect to test out our new Kadai Bowl for en evening dinner. It didn’t disappoint and we were amazed that the coals were still burning after four hours. By this time we had moved the fire bowl onto a low stand and placed it on the patio next to us so we could feel warm and cosy in the remaining heat.
I am planning a rearrangement of my patio area to accommodate the new experience. In addition to that I need to find a perfect solution to enable covered ‘Fine Dining’ on the patio when the weather is less favourable.
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2021
Changing the world begins with the very personal process of changing yourself, the only place you can begin is where you are, and the only time you can begin is always now.
Gary Zukav
6 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2021
