I am still rushing round doing my last minute preparations (for tomorrows lunch) and delivering presents, but for now I am having a short rest with a nice cup of tea. Later I will be having a nice relaxing bath and maybe a glass of my favourite sherry.
I hope you all have a happy and [...]
Archive for the tag 'Christmas'
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays
Happy Christmas
22 Comments CherryPie on Dec 24th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes
Playing Santa
My brother is in town so I am off out delivering his Christmas present and also to give him the presents for my nephews. I don’t see him that often so it is always nice to catch up with him. He usually stays over Christmas with his boys, but the eldest one is [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Snow on the Way?
I thought the snow scenes from my garden would make good Christmas cards. So I created some more pictures similar to the one I posted a few days ago.
They seem quite appropriate as I was told that snow was forecast for next week. I am not convinced I think it is just wishful [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2009
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The Donkey Retires
During the recent and ongoing tidying at work the office donkey was abandoned in the skip along with all the other items that were no longer required and cluttering up the place.
After his recent trauma this was deemed not to be a suitable resting place for a 25 year old so he was rescued or [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 9th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Crookham 2009, Holidays, Science & Nature
Speaking of Trees…
…reminded me of a special moment when I was on my holiday in Northumberland earlier this year.
I was privileged to see a red squirrel as I was travelling through the countryside near Chillingham. Initially he was sitting on the pillar at the end of a bridge I was about to cross but he leaped into [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Back Again
Just when I thought things were settling back to normal after two “one of those days” I encountered the dreaded…
…500 – Internal server error.
Followed by this alarming briefing when I got to work. Normal service seems to be resumed on my blog, although I have not received any communication on what the problem was.
Due to [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 1st 2009
Filed under This & That
So this is Weekend?
A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:
When I am at work I spend most lunchtimes reading a book in the (supposedly) quiet area outside the conference rooms. Today I was trying to finish the last few pages of my book ‘What on Earth Happened…In Brief’ and sadly it was anything but quiet.
One of the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 30th 2009
