Mr C has recently retired and today, I managed to persuade him out of the house for a local walk around Apley Woods. After leaving the woods I led him back home taking the long way round. Although in a familiar place he wasn’t quite sure where he was until the local shops came into [...]
Archive for the tag 'There’s Always One'
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
If You Go Down to the Woods Today
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2026
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A Belated Gift Experience
Today we had lunch at The Granary, Weston Park. Lunch was ‘Gift Experience’ from Christmas 2024 and we had intended to use it on one of our holiday adventures last year. That didn’t quite work out so we chose somewhere local where we hadn’t dined before.
We waited until Mr C retired so that we could [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 27th 2026
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Holidays
Laguna Restaurant, Cardiff
Comments Off CherryPie on Feb 25th 2026
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A Day Trip to London
A few days prior to a procedure to fix Mr C’s unexpected health condition that caused us to cancel our Madeira trip in October we had a last minute day trip to London.
We enjoyed a special meal deal in The Ivy looking towards Tower Bridge, our destination for the day. Tower Bridge with its glass [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2026
On a misty Sunday morning we travelled to Birmingham to visit the Staffordshire Hoard now that the museum is fully open again after refurbishment.
We found the archaeology theme interesting but were underwhelmed by what was on display. I think part of the problem is that the special items are not ’showcased’ and the lighting is [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2026
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Heritage, Holidays
Cardiff Castle – The Mansion
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2025
