I arrived home to be informed that visitors (family members) were due to arrive shortly. It was a nice surprise but it meant that my evening Christmas preparation plans were put on the back burner…
Whilst we were enjoying a catch up with our visitors the doorbell rang and on opening the door we found yet [...]
Archive for the tag 'Family'
Filed under Anecdotes
A Hectic Evening…
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2015
Filed under Anecdotes
Three Goodbyes
Today was rather unsettling; things changing and people moving on causing a tinge of sadness all round.
The funeral service of one of Mr C’s closest friends took place. I still find it difficult to take in the reality as he was so young and full of life. Rest in peace Bri I raise a glass [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays
A Room With Two Views
At the last minute my brother asked Mr C, Myself and my Mum to join him for his birthday celebration last Saturday. This put me in a quandary because I had a hair appointment scheduled in the afternoon which I felt was unfair on my hairdresser to rearrange at such short notice. I decided to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes
A Fun Weekend
On Saturday, Mr C, my mum and I set off for Droylesden to celebrate my aunt’s 90th birthday. I had recently upgraded our SatNav so that now we have live traffic information and newer maps. This trip was its inaugural outing. I keyed in the destination and off we set on our journey…
Just after Market [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2015
Filed under This & That
Lives of the First World War
It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. My post is about a project launched by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). It is a digital memorial to record the life of every person who served in uniform or worked on the home front during World War One. An ancestor of mine is listed on the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2014
Filed under This & That
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 2014
Filed under Heritage
A Family History Tragedy
It is my turn at Vision & Verb and today I am sharing a tragic event from my family history.
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2013
