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One Year On

I can’t believe that I have been volunteering at Attingham Park for a year. My first post shift walk (after a taster session) was on February 8th 2024 to see the snowdrops.
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I haven’t walked after my shifts for a couple of months due to the lighting levels for driving home. [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2025

Mr C and I had originally planned to visit the Attingham Park Christmas displays on the 7th December and I would do a late volunteering shift after our visit. Then Mr C would pick me up and we would have a meal out to complete the day.
Unfortunately Storm Darragh had other plans and Attingham Park [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2024

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
Kahlil Gibran

15 Comments CherryPie on Dec 1st 2024

As a volunteer I was allowed to see the mansion decked in all it’s glory the day before it opens for public viewing. Visitors are in for a treat.
Due circumstances beyond my control I did not have the opportunity to see the outdoor Christmas Trail as I had intended to do.

8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 29th 2024

The deer appear to be masquerading as cows…

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2024

Flower of this purple dye, hit with cupid’s archery, sink in apple of his eye.
William Shakespeare

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2024

14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 9th 2024

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