Taking advantage of a Christmas gift voucher we had Afternoon Tea at David Austin Roses. The weather was perfect, after several rainy days the sun came out allowing us to enjoy the gardens before indulging in tasty treats in the tea room.
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Shrewsbury Castle
The castle motte dates from 1068 and was built with three sides protected by the River Severn but the stone walls date from the 12th to 13th centuries. There was originally a wooden keep on the motte but it collapsed in 1271 when half of the motte was washed away into the river. The castle [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2023
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang…
… flies in to Wellington town
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 24th 2023
St Lukes Church, Hodnet during the annual flower festival.
4 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2023
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Race for Reading – Day Twenty Eight
Hodnet Hall gardens…
2 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2023
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Robert Frost
6 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2023
The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.
With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.
Thich Nhat Hahn
2 Comments CherryPie on May 21st 2023