Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
I needed to visit the Madely dental practice to drop off a form for my mum and by the time this had been done it was time for lunch. After a bit of thought Western Park seemed a suitable place but on arrival, we found the café was closed.
We resumed our journey, pondering a suitable [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 15th 2024
Filed under Out & About
After my volunteering shift at Attingham Park it was good to be able to set off for a walk, my first opportunity for two days. On Sunday we had a lovely family gathering to celebrate my brother’s birthday and on Monday I accompanied my mum to the hospital plaster room after her recent fall.
The blooms [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
Even though I didn’t have the opportunity for a walk today I almost reached my daily mile goal whilst shopping for the weeks food supplies.
I spent the afternoon in a local pub garden celebrating a friends ’significant’ birthday. The weather was sunny, warm and glorious which meant that later in the day we were able [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2024
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I was pleased when my recently ordered board game arrived a day or two earlier than expected. Not having to wonder if a parcel might arrive meant that I could enjoy an afternoon walk in the sunshine.
I chose to walk along Hurley Brook which can be linked to a pathway that leads to Hadley Locks. [...]
No Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2024
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I turned up for my shift at Attingham Park to find a former colleague was also on the same volunteering shift. It was lovely to see him and catch up on old times, that spanned for more than 30 years. We saw a lovely former colleague leaving Attingham, someone whose company I had enjoyed (we [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2024
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… the sun was out an Hodnet Hall was calling.
We arrived in time for lunch and we both ordered smoked mackerel pate. It being a sunny bank holiday sunday we had to wait longer than usual for our lunch to arrive which meant that I forgot to take a foody photo when it arrived.
We explored [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 6th 2024
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… in Attingham Park after a talk about below stairs mansion gossips and secrets.
8 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2024
