At the beginning of March it was lovely to be able to chat to strangers as we enjoyed our walks before the world shifted into unfamiliar and surreal.
This is the tale of an encounter that happened on one of my local walks:
In the morning I waited in for a delivery that didn’t show up leading [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Making New Friends on a Walk
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 27th 2020
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Christmas of Make-Believe
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
After breakfast we set off through the pretty countryside to Traquair, stopping along the way to photograph the River Tweed. We managed to arrive a little early but the gate was open and the kiosk manned so we were able to go in. One again the weather was glorious so we chose to look around [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Kent & Chichester – Day Two
Everyone was up bright and early. After a breakfast of buttered toast it was time t0 make preparations for the housewarming party that was taking place that evening. Initially, we weren’t needed for any of the preparations so we took a short walk to the nearby Parish Church of St. Mary Willesborough.
The church looked delightful [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2018
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London 2017
You might recall that I used to make an annual trip to London that was organised by one of my former work colleagues. Sadly last year’s trip was the final one but another excuse to travel to London at the same time of year arose. We were meeting up for an evening meal with family [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2017
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One Misty Moisty Morning…
…when foggy was the weather
The Saturday jaunt to visit my Aunt went well and as you can see we were treated to some fantastic scenes on our outward journey. The SatNav took us on the route that skims past Jodrell Bank which is normally a spectacular sight. Today, however the radio telescope was shrouded by [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2016
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
The Sweetness of Friendship
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
Khalil Gibran
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 22nd 2016
