… has been on an Easter Adventure
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2025
… at Attingham Park
Lunch and an afternoon stroll with friends. What more could a girl ask for 
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2025
Two of the Green Iguanas that reside at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm.
The green iguana’s extensive range comprises the rain forests of northern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and southern Brazil. They spend most of their lives in the canopy, descending only infrequently to mate, lay eggs, or change trees.
Primarily herbivores, iguanas are active during the day, feeding on leaves, flowers, and fruit. They generally live near water and are excellent swimmers. If threatened, they will leap from a branch, often from great heights, and escape with a splash to the water below. They are also tough enough to land on solid ground from as high as 40 feet and survive.
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2025
The Mexican Red Knee lives on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in dry forest and desert habitats
Whe threatened they will not hisitate to flick hairs from their abdomen using their back legs. We call these ‘urticating Hairs’ and they can cause itchiness, swelling respiratory issues if inhaled.
Female Red Knee tarantulas can live to by as old as 30, whereas males rarely live past 10 years old.
Their diet consists of insects, frogs and the occasional mouse.*
*Information from a signboard next to the Tarantulas
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2025
We spent the morning looking at temporary residential care options for my mum who has still not fully recovered from her recent bout of delirium. We have a winner but will check out a few other options before making a decision.
After our visits to care homes it was time for lunch. We hesitated only briefly before deciding to return to Hodnet Hall, one of our favourite places to have lunch. This time I chose humous wraps. After lunch I couldn’t resist the short walk to see the Magnolias again, they are magnificent and the sunshine was showing them off to perfection.
Later we visited mum to find that she was not accepting visitors. She had once again refused to have her hair cut after looking forward to the pampering session for days and was giving the care workers a hard time.
We left…
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2025
