Mr C had a good idea… We would upgrade to Fibre Optic broadband.
The process should have been completed on 9th March but do to miscommunication between the various services this did not happen. It also led to our internet connection being cut on 16th March. Despite all the internal and external works being completed on [...]
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A Bit of a Saga
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 26th 2026
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Day Trip to London
A few days prior to a procedure to fix Mr C’s unexpected health condition that caused us to cancel our Madeira trip in October we had a last minute day trip to London.
We enjoyed a special meal deal in The Ivy looking towards Tower Bridge, our destination for the day. Tower Bridge with its glass [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2026
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew -
Wanted to know what the River knew,
Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,
For they were young, and the Thames was old
And this is the tale that River told
― Rudyard Kipling
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2026
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A Delayed Day Trip to London
As the end of 2024 was drawing to a close, we intended for one last day trip to London. We were looking forward to seeing London with its festive lights all aglow.
Sadly, we were not able to visit London to enjoy the festivities because mum became unwell again and was admitted to hospital at the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2025
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze, most softly lulling to my soul.
John Keats
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2024
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Flowers in The Moat
In summer 2022, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the moat transformed from a barren, flat lawn into a haven for bees, butterflies and other pollinators in the heart of the city. The moat was filled with wildflowers, grown from 20 million seeds.
But Superbloom was not just a spectacle for 2022. It was [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 9th 2024
