This morning I got up earlier than I usually would on a Saturday so that Mr C & I could help my mum order wallpaper from a local retail outlet. When Mr C returned mum to her house we picked up some heavy bench ends that were cluttering up her garden, but that is a [...]
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A Week of Surprises
On Saturday we took my Mum out to choose some wallpaper and ended up with a television and a cordless vacuum cleaner but no wallpaper. We were unable to find the required wallpaper book and the wallpaper expert wasn’t in so we left the details so she could hunt it down on her return to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2015
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An Unwelcome Start to the Week
This morning when I turned the key in my car ignition nothing happened… I was reminded that on Friday the car had been a bit sluggish starting and that I had taken it for a bit of drive on Saturday to boost the battery.
Now I was in a bit of a dilemma. How was I [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2015
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Last Week…
…did not start well
Last Monday on my way into work I looked down at the electronic dash on my car and noticed that the middle panel had gone completely blank!! It was devoid of information.
When I arrived at work I phoned the place where I normally have it serviced. They advised me that they didn’t [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2014
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A Bit of Snow
It seems the signs displaying on the motorway on my way home from Newcastle on Thursday were correct. After I arrived home it started snowing and it has hardly stopped since then! Luckily it is thawing almost as quickly as it is snowing so the snow hasn’t got very deep.
These photos were taken [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 23rd 2013
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52 Photos Project – Gallery 45 – Vintage
The prompt for this weeks theme was:
With ‘Vintage’ we are aiming to capture the feeling of dated, old, or classic. An alternative to that would be to edit a photo to give it a vintage feel.
The ‘Vintage’ gallery can be found here.
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2013
The prompt for this weeks theme was:
This week, let’s stay aware to
and take notice of
the people, places, and times
that add a little sparkle to our day.
I am not sure that my picture fits the prompt, but someone certainly took time out to make that vehicle sparkle and shine.
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2012
