Archive for the tag 'Stanton Manor'

4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2020

We packed our bags and raided the breakfast boxes for items to save for another day then checked out. We had another in-car picnic breakfast before heading off to Berkeley Castle for which we had pre-booked tickets. We arrived before the castle gates opened so on arrival we walked around the Yurt café walled garden [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2020

Drifting in and out of my dream, I heard an alarm going off. As I came to I reached out for my glasses. Where were they? I couldn’t place my hand on them in the usual place. I had the same difficulty with the light switch so I sat up in order to put my [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2020

We set off in good time despite having had an impromptu family visit the day before. The get together with my brother and nephews was wonderful but it made packing our bags a little bit rushed.
We picked mum up before heading to Bourton-on-the-Water for lunch. The town seemed busier than I have ever seen it [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2020

As seen on my recent mini break

Anecdotes and photos coming soon!

6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2020

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I have been testing different effects in Corel Painter Essentials trying to get a softer feel to images.  I tried the effects on some of my self portraits, this is one you haven’t seen before, it was taken a couple of years ago in the grounds of Stanton Manor.

14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2010