Archive for the tag 'There’s Always One'
Filed under Anecdotes
A Lazy Sunday
The photo I posted yesterday to accompany my ‘Cherie’s Place Thought’ was taken by Mr C whilst we were enjoying a lovely lazy sunday.
Our first port of call was a boatyard near Trevor basin to board a longboat for a leisurely lunch as we travelled along the canal (the lunch experience was a Christmas gift). [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 22nd 2019
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2019
Winchester City Mill
Winchester City Mill has stood at the heart of the historic city of Winchester – the capital of Kind Alfred’s Wessex – since Saxon times. With a history of over 1000 years, Winchester City Mill is also the oldest working watermill in the country.
A rare surviving example of an urban working corn mill, the City [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2019
Filed under Ely 2018, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring nature that it will last through a whole lifetime…
Mark Twain
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 3rd 2019
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2018
Filed under Heritage
Haddon Hall – The Long Gallery
As you enter the long gallery, the predominant feeling is of light and space. The many windows, south facing to make the most of the sunlight, give on to a typical Elizabethan long gallery 110 feet long and 17 feet wide. *
* From the Haddon Hall guide book
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Shropshire Lavender
Recently I have been reading a local guidebook to give me new inspiration for places to visit in Shropshire. One of the places sounded perfect for the beautiful summer weather that we have been experiencing, so the weekend before last I decided it would be nice to take Mr C out to a mystery location [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2018
