We had an afternoon jaunt that ended up with a visit to Stokesay Castle.
After our visit we enjoyed afternoon refreshments (including lemon drizzle cake) from the tea shop. I am so out of touch with ‘almost normal’ days that I forgot to take a photograph of the tasty indulgence.
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Stokesay Castle
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2021
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Cholmondeley Castle Gardens…
…and Lilleshall Abbey
4 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2021
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See How they Grow
I sat on a bench whilst it gently rained hoping to see the ducklings that were hiding on my recent visit to Leegomery pools. My patience paid off, I spotted them in the distance. When they decided on their swim direction I walked around the pool to meet them.
They are such bundles of joy (only [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on May 29th 2021
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New Shoes
I have been a busy taxi service recently. One of my taxi adventures involved garden centres with my mum. She was tempted to purchase shoes in one of the franchises. Whilst there I noticed a range of comfy walking shoes.
I returned today to test the range shoes and found a perfect choice for everyday walking.
I [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2021
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Summer Dining
Back in 2019 when the world was ‘normal’ we attended the Ludlow Food Festival and were tempted to buy a Kadai Fire Bowl. It was busy and Mr C didn’t want to wait to speak to someone to find out more. I picked up the literature for us to peruse at our leisure.
We didn’t get [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2021
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Totally Telford
This fabulous free magazine dropped through my letterbox this morning – Totally Telford (The great outdoors edition).
It is the first issue of a magazine produced by Telford and Wrekin Council.It has lovely ideas for places to walk, cycle and generally enjoy the outdoors. There are features on local towns, local shopping opportunities and a couple [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2021
In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them; yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me.
John Fowles
2 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2021
