I turned up for my shift at Attingham Park to find a former colleague was also on the same volunteering shift. It was lovely to see him and catch up on old times, that spanned for more than 30 years. We saw a lovely former colleague leaving Attingham, someone whose company I had enjoyed (we sat next to each other) for several years before she retired.
The glorious sunny weather that we have been experiencing over the bank holiday weekend has lingered on allowing me to explore a new walk around the Attingham Estate after I had finished my volunteering opportunity.
I walked through the deer park, past the Berwick memorial, picking up a walk in the woodlands before returning along the river path. I was too busy enjoying the walk to take any photos, apart from just one as I entered the deer park.
Should I mention that a small portion of cake slipped onto a plate just before I embarked on what turned out to be 4 mile walk?
Tags: #walk1000miles, #walk1000miles2024, Attingham Park, Race for Reading, Race for Reading 2024, School Readers, Volunteering
This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. To commemorate the occasion I am taking part in the ‘Race the Distance ‘ 50 mile virtual walk along the beaches of Normandy where the landings took place.
The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Along with the associated airborne operations, it marked the beginning of the liberation of France and western Europe.
D-Day was a monumental campaign to rid Europe of Nazi horror, and the 80th anniversary of this remarkable operation deserves the recognition and gratitude of our country.
The beaches were given the code names UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD. The invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries. Almost 133,000 troops from the United States, the British Commonwealth, and their allies, landed on D-Day.
I am starting my challenge early so that my medal arrives before 6th June.
Tags: 80th Anniversary, D Day, D Day Landings, France, June, Normandy Campaign, Race the Distance, WW2, WWII
… the sun was out an Hodnet Hall was calling.
We arrived in time for lunch and we both ordered smoked mackerel pate. It being a sunny bank holiday sunday we had to wait longer than usual for our lunch to arrive which meant that I forgot to take a foody photo when it arrived.
We explored different parts of the garden than we had on our previous sunday visit. It was a joy to see the spring flowers in bloom.
Tags: #walk1000miles, #walk1000miles2024, Hodnet Hall Gardens, Me by another, Portrait, Race for Reading, Race for Reading 2024, School Readers, Shropshire, There's Always One, Walled Garden
Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars… and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers – for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.
Osho
Tags: Bluebells, Daffodills, Flowers, HH, Hodnet Hall, Shropshire
On my walk to a local school for my weekly afternoon session listening to children read I noticed these beautiful spring blooms.
Later in the day I donned my new reversible wrap skirt to dine in a local restaurant, the Orange House. The restaurant provides a Tapas menu and we have been meaning to visit since it opened but didn’t quite get around to it until today.
The food was delicious. We will dine there again when the opportunity arises.
Tags: #walk1000miles, #walk1000miles2024, Fine Dining, Race for Reading, Race for Reading 2024, Reversible Wrap Skirt, Schoolreaders, Shropshire, Skirt Fanatic
