The sunshine was glorious as we set off on our journey to Harrogate. On the way we stopped off at Woodhall services to purchase sandwiches for an in car picnic. Afterwards we passed through some lovely autumnal areas and saw a red kite riding the thermals. We arrived in Harrogate in the early afternoon and [...]
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Harrogate – Day One
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2021
Our destination for the day of our anniversary was Forde Abbey, a place that we had not visited before. Our journey there was quirky – there were many sudden junctions and eroded markings and, for some reason, the SatNav has changed the way it navigates saying bear left/right when the junction is a left/right turn [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2021
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Valentine’s Meal at Chez Nous
We enjoyed my 60th birthday meal so much we decided to repeat the menu for Valentine’s Day.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2021
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Sherborne – Day Five
The weather was hot and sunny so instead of our planned visit to Dorchester, and after stopping to photograph the Cerne Abbas Giant, we headed to Lulworth Cove. We climbed to see the view of the cove and the Stair Hole rock formation from above.
After elevenses, we drove to Durdle Door where we walked down [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2019
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An Impromptu Celebration
I arrived home this evening with thoughts of cooking this evening’s dinner and plans for the weekend ahead. I had only been home a few minutes when Mr C came to sit with me, after a few minutes he started to study a piece of paper. I enquired about what he was looking at and [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 3rd 2017
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With Love xx
Then Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together,
and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings
of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the
silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Lincoln 2016
Lincoln – Day Three
The castle gates remain closed until 10 o’clock so after breakfast and checking out of the hotel we visited a small garden next to the lawns. By the time we had finished in the garden it was still to early for the gates to be open so we took the long way round to visit [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2016
