The plan for today was to visit the Birmingham Back to Backs but unfortunately they were fully booked. It was a long way to travel just to have lunch in Birmingham so plan B was hatched. The next choice was Wightwick Manor which isn’t too far away from Birmingham. However the journey [...]
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Hard Work and Fun
This weekend started with a mass of roses, a lot of hard work spring cleaning and getting the spare room ready for visitors. In the evening after the visitors arrived we had fun in the local Chinese Restaurant. It is always interesting to go with different people because this means you end up trying [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
We love our friends not only for being themselves, but also for what we are when we are with them.
From: a Thousand Paths to friendship by David Baird
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 21st 2010
Filed under Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Three
I had so many threes it was difficult to pick a favourite so I have chosen three threes.
The first picture is of friends and colleagues during a demonstration in Birmingham last week where we were campaigning to keep our terms and conditions.
The following two are a bit more lighthearted they are from my weekend in [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2010
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Time for a Rest
After all that hard work and campaigning it is really time for a rest. But work was manic today with a special task taking priority over routine work which means everything is piling up! Then on Friday I have a meeting in Clapham to look at the motions that will be put up for our [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Mar 10th 2010
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Attingham – The Mile Walk
Following the Snowdrop Walk onto the Mile Walk eventually takes you to the river which looks particularly nice with the blue sky reflecting in it. The walk was designed by Thomas Leggett in 1770:
Most of the trees and shrubs along the river-side walk are species that might have been planted in the 1770s. An exception [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2010
