Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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Who knew that hidden in the Welsh countryside there was an Inn with my name…
On the way to Chester we realised that the museum that Mr C intended to visit is closed on Wednesdays. After being delayed by roadworks and diversions and very slow service at the Grosvenor garden centre just outside Chester we decided [...]
No Comments CherryPie on May 20th 2026
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TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew -
Wanted to know what the River knew,
Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,
For they were young, and the Thames was old
And this is the tale that River told
― Rudyard Kipling
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2026
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… The Children’s Country House at Sudbury
The sun had got its hat so we decided to have a day out. It is a long time since we last visited Sudbury Hall, formerly the home of the Vernon family with the museum of childhood located in the19th-century servant’s wing.
We were disappointed to find that both the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 22nd 2025
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As the end of 2024 was drawing to a close, we intended for one last day trip to London. We were looking forward to seeing London with its festive lights all aglow.
Sadly, we were not able to visit London to enjoy the festivities because mum became unwell again and was admitted to hospital at the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2025
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On the Sunday before Christmas, the day before Christmas Eve we had an excursion to Chirk Castle with one of Mr C’s friends. Before we set off on our excursion we briefly called in on someone else to exchange presents in time for Christmas.
Chirk Castle had a fun theme for their Christmas display “Christmas of [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2019
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The Elan Valley is a place of childhood memories. As a family we visited often at the end of the school holidays just as the trees were turning to shades of autumn. It has been on our wish list (Mr C and I) as a place to visit for over 20 years. On the occasion [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2018
