Cherie's Place » Life http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:32:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 It Is That Time of Year Again… http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/12/30/it-is-that-time-of-year-again/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/12/30/it-is-that-time-of-year-again/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 03:01:43 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=28028 I haven’t quite made 1000 miles in 2025. A deluge of problems and challenges cascaded in during the last three months of the year. The problems and  challenges are ongoing…

1000-Pledge-2026-scaled edited

Despite all these ongoing problems I pledge to walk 1000 miles in 2026.

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Richard Branson

View from my Garden

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/09/07/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-682/feed/ 2 Before… http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/01/06/before-2/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/01/06/before-2/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:12:53 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27335 My creation

Sunday

Just before my mum fell ill and was admitted to hospital we had signed up to having our kitchen revamped starting on 6th January 2025.

Mum being in hospital (and still not home) and Christmas left us rushing around at the last minute to clear the kitchen. We got there just in time.

Those who have known me for a while will know it isn’t that long since our kitchen was refubished. Some aspects of the kitchen did not stand the test of time, needing repairing or replacing which in some cases proved difficult. Reluctantly we came to the conclusion it would be easier to start from scratch again.

The lack of kitchen facilities led to us having lunch in Truffles, Ironbridge before we visited mum. And later we dined in Willow, Southwater.

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/01/06/before-2/feed/ 4 Christmas Lights http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/12/28/christmas-lights-2/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/12/28/christmas-lights-2/#comments Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:56:42 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27324 After a difficult visit with mum on Christmas afternoon we travelled home the long way round to see the various Christmas light displays.

This one, near to where I live is lovely.

Local Lights

The subsequent visits have not go got any better…

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Fred Alan Wolf

Elements of Life

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Rabindranath Tagore

Butterfly Moments

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/07/25/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-584/feed/ 8 Four Hours Later http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/06/01/four-hours-later/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2021/06/01/four-hours-later/#comments Mon, 31 May 2021 23:24:37 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=23639 BBQ Embers

We spent our day with long overdue gardening tasks followed taking the pruned clippings to the recycling centre.

As evening approached the weather was perfect to test out our new Kadai Bowl for en evening dinner. It didn’t disappoint and we were amazed that the coals were still burning after four hours. By this time we had moved the fire bowl onto a low stand and placed it on the patio next to us so we could feel warm and cosy in the remaining heat.

I am planning a rearrangement of my patio area to accommodate the new experience. In addition to that I need to find a perfect solution to enable covered ‘Fine Dining’ on the patio when the weather is less favourable.

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Post Lockdown Haircut

New Garden Bench

A Little Bit of Love

Fine Dining

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On my recent walk that took me past Hadley Cemetery I noticed a sign on the gates that said it was a site that contained Commonwealth War Graves. On that occasion I didn’t have enough time to investigate so I planned to return in the next few days.

When I posted about my walk I learned that the grandparents of a local fellow #walk1000miles participant were buried there. Lockdown restrictions have meant that he has not been able to visit their memorial site so I offered to take a photo of the memorial stone when I returned.

Today, when I retraced my steps I was hoping for sunshine. The sun had other ideas and left its hat off until I got home after my enjoyable local walk.

Landmark

Chapel of Rest

In Memoriam

May They Rest in Peace

Commonwealth Wargraves

Lieutenant-Colonel James Patchett

Chapel of Rest

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In early 2020 an unexpected virus arrived affecting our lives, causing us to stay at home for a while to stop the virus spreading and getting out of control. During this time Captain Tom Moore inspired many people with his uplifting spirit of life and walks round his garden to raise money for the NHS.

It was an honour to walk in memory of him on the day of his funeral and pledge my miles as a donation to his Charity Foundation. I was joining others from the #walk1000miles community walking their own miles to celebrate his life.

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Dothill Nature Reserve

Mr C accompanied me for what turned out to be a 5 mile walk so my donation will be doubled to £20.

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