The weather forecast for the weekend wasn’t very inspiring so we picked what looked the best day (Monday) for a day out to Blenheim Palace. Despite it being the bank holiday we had no problems with traffic and arrived at Blenheim having made good time. The weather was kind to us, although it was cloudy [...]
Archive for the tag 'Cherie’s Place'
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Bank Holiday Weekend
14 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2015
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Wounded…
When I looked out of my living room window on Saturday morning I was saddened to see a large broken branch lying on top of the fence underneath ‘My Oak Tree‘. Then on Sunday morning I awoke to the sound of a chainsaw… Tree doctors had been called in to remove the damaged limb. This [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2015
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
Saint Bernard
11 Comments CherryPie on Apr 5th 2015
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.
William Blake
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 29th 2015
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With Love…
…from Me to You xx
Friendship Hearts: At the end of their working day the Glass Blowers would use up the molten glass by blowing these small ornamental hearts to be given as tokens of friendship on special occasions. This ancient tradition is carried on today.
19 Comments CherryPie on Feb 14th 2015
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Happy New Year
I know our time zones are all different so midnight will bring in the New Year at different times for each of us. But tonight, ‘New Years Eve’, as midnight turns in the UK is the perfect occasion for me to raise my glass to friends, old and new, and also remembering absent friends.
CHEERS!! I [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2015
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Boxing Day
Today our visitors turned up late and one less than expected. It was a good job Mr C had factored lateness into his cooking schedule. As we were enjoying our dinner the snow began to fall…
Due to eating lunch late our visitors were too full when it was time for tea. We sent them home [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 26th 2014
