On the Sunday before Christmas, the day before Christmas Eve we had an excursion to Chirk Castle with one of Mr C’s friends. Before we set off on our excursion we briefly called in on someone else to exchange presents in time for Christmas.
Chirk Castle had a fun theme for their Christmas display “Christmas of [...]
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Christmas of Make-Believe
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2019
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Guardians of the Temple Gateway
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 28th 2018
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Anglesey Abbey Rose Garden in November
In 1939 Lord Fairhaven created the Rose Garden, a quintessentially English feature. The Rose Garden produces spectacular colour and scent in the summer months*
*From the Anglesey Abbey Gardens guidebook
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2018
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2018
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Autumn Delights – Anglesey Abbey
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2018
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Anglesey Abbey – The Pinetum
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2018
