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Filed under Anecdotes, St Albans 2025
St Albans – Day Four
For our final morning in St Albans, sampled the hotel breakfast. I was tempted by the idea of a continental breakfast. Apart from meat and cheese, everything was there but the bread, pastries and fruits were more English in style. Turning back to the main menu I chose a pancake stack which was beautifully presented. [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2025
Filed under Holidays, St Albans 2025
St Albans – Day One
When Mr C got out of bed, he noticed a missed phone call (on our land line) from mum’s mobile timed at 5am. I decided not to worry about it, if there was a problem the care home would have called us.
Although the traffic was running smoothly, the motorway journey was tedious. We stopped for [...]
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Filed under Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2025
Meet Benny and Buddy
Two of the Green Iguanas that reside at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm.
The green iguana’s extensive range comprises the rain forests of northern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and southern Brazil. They spend most of their lives in the canopy, descending only infrequently to mate, lay eggs, or change trees.
Primarily herbivores, iguanas are active during the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2025
The Mexican Red Knee lives on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in dry forest and desert habitats
Whe threatened they will not hisitate to flick hairs from their abdomen using their back legs. We call these ‘urticating Hairs’ and they can cause itchiness, swelling respiratory issues if inhaled.
Female Red Knee tarantulas can live to by as [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2025
