Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
We arrived in the breakfast room to find that the advertised continental breakfast was exactly as advertised, unlike our previous hotel where several components of the continental breakfast were missing. I couldn’t miss out on the opportunity even though the vegetarian breakfast was also tempting. I wasn’t disappointed.
After breakfast, as planned, we had a chilly [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 27th 2025
We had a leisurely start to the day, choosing lunch in one of the cafés listed in the ‘Extra Mile’ book that seeks out foody delights as alternatives to motorway services.
We settled on Ellenden Farm Shop Café near Harvington. When we arrived, I realised that we had been there before on a day trip to [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2025
Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.
Charles Addams
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2025
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing.
Dolly Parton
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2025
… for Valentine’s Day
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2025
Filed under Gloucester 2023, Holidays
Our breakfast was accompanied by a loud teleconference call that was taking place on a nearby table. The call was upsetting and my heart went out to the family who were coping with a premature birth. The nature of some of the conversation turned my stomach a little whilst I was trying to enjoy my [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2023
Filed under Gloucester 2023, Holidays
We had intended to set off around 10am but had run a little behind schedule. As we were just about ready to leave, the phone rang which contributed to us leaving nearly an hour later than we had intended.
We consulted ‘The Extra Mile’ book to find a suitable place for lunch and settled on Ferns [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2023
