Random thoughts and photos on my journey through life…
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From the Attingham Park guide book:
One of the garden’s treasures is the bee house, one of only two known Regency bee houses in the country. It was originally sited in the orchard to encourage pollination of the fruit trees, but was relocated to the lawn south of the Walled Garden. No one is [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 18th 2012
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Monday
It was a day of two halves, the good and the bad. The tiler arrived in good time, finished off the last bit of wall tiling and then did the grouting. The person who will eventually paint the walls turned up in good time to assess the situation.
Then half an hour after the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2012
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To believe things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)
22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 15th 2012
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Friday
Friday was a hive of activity, with up to four people working in the kitchen at any one time. The floor tiles were grouted, the walls tiled, the kitchen units finished off and the appliances installed. Along the way a wine rack which wasn’t part of the original plan appeared… I wonder [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 15th 2012
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Thursday
The tiler came and tiled the floor. Tiling is a much more peaceful activity and doesn’t include drilling.
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 14th 2012
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Wednesday
I had to go to work to attend a training course which is mandatory for my job. This meant ‘A Another’ was left as overseer of the kitchen activities.
There were some difficulties throughout the day…
Scavengers turned up and tried to retrieve bits and pieces from our lawn and the skip which was filled with the [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Jan 14th 2012
