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		<title>VE 80th Anniversary Challenge – Day Nine</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2025/03/27/ve-80th-anniversary-challenge-day-nin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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A window of opportunity for an afternoon walk in the sunshine with plenty of opportunities to sit and &#8216;rest a while&#8217;.









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<p style="text-align: justify;">A window of opportunity for an afternoon walk in the sunshine with plenty of opportunities to sit and &#8216;rest a while&#8217;.</p>
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		<title>Cherie&#8217;s Place &#8211; Thought for the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2023/11/05/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-628/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 19:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.
Jhumpa Lahiri

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>That&#8217;s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.</strong></p>
<p><em>Jhumpa Lahiri</em></p>
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		<title>Take A Seat and Rest A While&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/05/09/take-a-seat-and-rest-a-while/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2015 19:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;if you save me a place I will join you shortly  

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;if you save me a place I will join you shortly <img src='http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Sit &amp; Rest a While by CC, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/17249884680"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7712/17249884680_6c21e73e55.jpg" alt="Sit &amp; Rest a While" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
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		<title>Cherie&#8217;s Place &#8211; Thought for the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/11/16/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-283/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.
Pam Brown

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.</strong></p>
<p><em>Pam Brown</em></p>
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		<title>Magnolia Walk</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/16/magnolia-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="...The Magnolia Walk by CC, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/13883311234"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5186/13883311234_c0ccdab95b.jpg" alt="...The Magnolia Walk" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Focus In by CC, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/13882959593"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/13882959593_bd7f786cd4.jpg" alt="Focus In" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
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		<title>Wallington &#8211; Sit and Rest a While</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/08/wallington-sit-and-rest-a-while/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/08/wallington-sit-and-rest-a-while/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Rest a While... by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/12977901045/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2199/12977901045_253c3ff8f5.jpg" alt="Rest a While..." width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
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		<title>Ted Contemplating&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/02/26/ted-contemplating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/02/26/ted-contemplating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; the Hydraulic Colony&#8230;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>&#8230; the <a href="http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/02/25/cragside-building-dreams/" target="_blank">Hydraulic Colony</a>&#8230;</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Ted Thinking... by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/12776719135/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/12776719135_a590c074ab.jpg" alt="Ted Thinking..." width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
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		<title>Sit &amp; Rest a While</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/09/04/sit-rest-a-while/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/09/04/sit-rest-a-while/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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I am going to be busy for a few days, so take a seat and enjoy the view.  I may be quiet but regular posts will still appear below this one&#8230;
If the view and the posts are not enough you could always pick up your favourite drink from the honesty bar in the lounge to help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="P1010026 by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/9633370320/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/9633370320_48f5b3b6da.jpg" alt="P1010026" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I am going to be busy for a few days, so take a seat and enjoy the view.  I may be quiet but regular posts will still appear below this one&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If the view and the posts are not enough you could always pick up your favourite drink from the <a href="http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/09/28/the-coach-house/" target="_blank">honesty bar in the lounge</a> to help you soak up the atmosphere.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy <img src='http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Rest a While with Me</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/08/rest-a-while-with-me-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/08/rest-a-while-with-me-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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Over at Vision and Verb I invite you to sit and rest a while with me.
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<p>Over at <a href="http://www.visionandverb.com/" target="_blank">Vision and Verb</a> I invite you to <a href="http://www.visionandverb.com/at-home/2011/10/8/rest-a-while-with-me.html" target="_blank">sit and rest a while with me</a>.</p>
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