My ultimate destination was Apley Woods and when I arrived, I was disappointed. I know at this time of year the trees are mostly bare with maybe a few buds emerging. This type of scenery has a beauty all of its own. On this visit I found that many trees and bushes had been cut [...]
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Shrewsbury Strolling…
… just in time for lunch in Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 26th 2024
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The Long Way Round
We arrived at the hospital to visit the patient who we last saw in the Escalation area, pending hospital admission. The Escalation area is basically a corridor between A&E and the hospital wards.
The patient was no longer registered on the A&E system and was now in AMU (Acute Medical Unit).
We had arrived too early for [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2024
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
True change is within; leave the outside as it is.
Dalai Lama XIV
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2024
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Hospital Miles Count
Today, there was a need for me to visit (just visiting) my local hospital, several times. In between visits we had lunch in the Furnace Kitchen at Coalbrookdale where I chose a croissant filled with butternut squash, caramelized onion and Feta cheese. It was delicious.
Currently many routes to Coalbrookdale are subjected to roadworks and closure. [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2024
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All Signed Up
One of my aspirations after I took early retirement was to become a volunteer in the Visitor Reception Area at Attingham Park. I regularly checked volunteer opportunities at Attingham but the result was always ‘no volunteering opportunities currently available’.
Then we had Covid-19 interrupting normality leading me to stop checking for volunteering opportunities.
In early January this [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2024
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Destination Woodhenge
Just before Christmas I noticed that the missing fallen lintels at my local ‘Woodhenge’ had been replaced. After seeing them my intention was to walk to them to provide a photo update.
Christmas was busy and in January lethargy set in, it was lovely and cozy at home and so easy to curl up with a [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 30th 2024