Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Out & About
On my recent visit to Quarry Bank Mill I was reminded of a post from ‘Books Rock My World’ about bookmarks
The Books Rock My World post focused on what people use as bookmarks other than a purpose made bookmark.
Quarry Bank Mill had a display in their second hand bookshop showing bookmarks found within the covers [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2025
Filed under Books, Holidays, St Albans 2024
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2024
Filed under Books, Faith Foundations, Out & About
… around Britain by Church
Synopsis from the book cover:
Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and quthority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders – one huge gallery scattered, like a hanful of jewels, across these isles.
Thoughts:
The book meanders through through Britain [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2024
… The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse
The stay at home and working from home policies due to Covid 19 led to lunch time dates with Mr C with his TV choices. One of the later choices as we came out of the lockdowns was the rebooted Dr Who starting with Christopher Eccleston. We avidly watched [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2024
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This book is a labour of love with recipes, lovely dialogue along with memories and helpful tips for tweaking recipes.
The book is a joy to read and the recipes we have tried have been delicious.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2024
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… A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic
Synopsis (from book cover):
When Covid-19 hit the UK and lockdown was declared, Mike Matthews wondered how his historic four-star hotel would survive. Then Shrewsbury Council called. The British government had launched a programme called ‘Everyone In’ and 33 rough sleepers needed beds. The Prince Rupert [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2024
Synopsis from the book cover:
In 2002, three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose founded a fiercely independent bookstore. At the time, nothing like Diwan existed in Cairo. Culture was languishing under government mismanagement, and books were considered a luxury, not a necessity. Over the next decade, these three [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2024
