Cherie's Place » FUTAB http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 03 May 2026 22:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Autumn Leaves and a FUTAB moment http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2019/09/30/autumn-leaves-and-a-futab-moment/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2019/09/30/autumn-leaves-and-a-futab-moment/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:36:52 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=22311 Cocktail of Autumn Leaves

Autumn FUTAB moment

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FUTAB = Feet up take a break.

Don’t we all need some of those moments ;-)

FUTAB Moment

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/10/100-photos-85-futab-moments/feed/ 6 National Cherry Day http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/07/17/national-cherry-day/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/07/17/national-cherry-day/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:36:21 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3683 A Little Bit of What You FancyThe summer edition of the National Trust magazine advises that today is National Cherry Day.  At one time the south and west of England were ripe with cherry trees, but in the last 50 years 90 per cent of their number have been lost and currently 95 per cent of the cherries we eat are imported.

In order to combat the decline of the British cherry, food writer Henrietta Green launched CherryAid.  This campaign is to celebrate and save the British cherry.  In addition National Cherry Day was introduced.  This year an event to celebrate the day took place today at London’s Borough Market.

The magazine also informs me that the first Sunday in August is ‘cherry-pie Sunday’, where traditionally cherry dumpers would be eaten accompanied by a tankard of ale.  If any of you are wondering about a cherry dumper, it is a regional version of the Eccles cake.

To enter the spirit of the occasion I went to my local garden centre and indulged in a cherry scone which is something I am rather partial to.  I tried to locate some English cherries in the farm shop, but unfortunately only imported ones were available.

For those of you who were expecting the real Cherry, the bottom photo is for you ;-)

Elegance

FUTAB Moment

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/07/17/national-cherry-day/feed/ 26 A Wall of Shoes http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/05/a-wall-of-shoes/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/05/a-wall-of-shoes/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:00:44 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=1745 FUTAB - SaturdayToday I have been having a mega sort out and tidy up ready for Christmas, it is one of those habitual things I always seem to do at this time of year. There are usually visitors staying, but this year I am not sure that is going to happen. I probably won’t know until the week before Christmas, that is normal too…

But anyway I have managed to clear out a load of old papers and had great fun with the shredding machine. I know; I need to get a life ;-)

I have also sorted out some of my books and moved all my shoes into one place and in the process ended up with a wall of shoes. If that sounds a little strange it is because I keep all my shoes in their boxes so they are tidy and don’t get damaged. It also makes them easier to find. I think I have been a bit more ruthless than usual and I still haven’t finished!

I shall blame the excessive tidying on work where we have been having a mega sort out and it has turned me a bit OCD. But there again I did find some things in my desk drawers that went back to 1988, including an article on the MoD department that investigated UFO sightings, the closure of which took effect yesterday.  This bit in the Telegraph’s article gave me a wry smile:

No decision was announced and the disclosure was instead buried on its website earlier this month.

Which reminds me I am still annoyed but not in the least bit surprised by yesterday’s Cabinet Office announcement that it will be imposing the proposed changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.  Despite what it says on their website, it was done without consultation, but that is enough about that for now.

I think it is time to relax with a small glass of sherry before dinner ;-)

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