For a change the bank holiday weekend was sunny rather than rainy. Sadly, we weren’t able to take advantage of the sunny weekend because Mr C was suffering with food poisoning.
Thankfully, on bank holiday Monday Mr C felt much better and we were able to enjoy a mini adventure to one of our favourite places, [...]
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Sunny Days
No Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2026
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 30th 2026
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An Impromptu Lunch
We spent the morning looking at temporary residential care options for my mum who has still not fully recovered from her recent bout of delirium. We have a winner but will check out a few other options before making a decision.
After our visits to care homes it was time for lunch. We hesitated only briefly [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2025
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Sunshine and Pâté
A couple of weeks ago Hodnet Hall Gardens opened its doors for the 2025 season. We had other plans on the first two Sunday’s that it was open, a Chesterfield overnighter and a small family gathering for mother’s day and my mum’s birthday.
Today was the perfect opportunity for our first visit of the year. The [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2025
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Dodging the Rain
As we arrived at Hodnet Hall it started to rain. This didn’t matter as we intended to have lunch before going for a walk. Lunch, as always was delicious and the rain had stopped by the time we were ready for our walk.
The rain fall had enhanced the vibrancy of the garden colours leading to [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Oct 7th 2024
Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars… and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2024
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A Brief Window of Opportunity
The sun was out and the Autumn colours of Hodnet gardens were calling me. I had lunch in the afternoon sunshine before a quick walk around the gardens. Due to my time limitation I couldn’t linger as long as would usually which meant I had to miss out parts of the garden but what I [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2023
