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Walking home from my school volunteering I ended up walking into Wellington to catch the last post.
I was supposed to to post the letter in the morning on my way back from a meeting but I forgot to stop on my journey home.

On the way home from my volunteering I had intended to walk to [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2025

Today I walked my extended version of the mile walk which is a joy in any season.
The photo collage was auto generated by PhotoShop Elements, it shows scenes from last weeks post shift walk to the meadow.

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2025

The weather was glorious on my recent volunteering shift at Attingham Park, perfect weather to explore Ismore Meadow afterwards. The meadow is accessible  for a few weeks in summer until the grass is cut for hay by the tenant farmer around mid-July.
As I returned from the meadow some deer treated me with their presence. Such [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2025

… in my new hat

The hat was a valentine’s day prezzie from Mr C.

I am wondering if I should have been worried about the monster lurking behind me in the sky?

10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2025

I saw this mini Etna on my post shift walk at Attingham Park.

8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes

One Year On

I can’t believe that I have been volunteering at Attingham Park for a year. My first post shift walk (after a taster session) was on February 8th 2024 to see the snowdrops.
You can view the post here.

I haven’t walked after my shifts for a couple of months due to the lighting levels for driving home. [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2025

Thursday
Today saw subtle changes to the kitchen with the plinths above and below the cabinets being fitted. There was additional work on the under-sink plumbing which is still looking neat and tidy.
Tomorrow the working surface should arrive which will allow the hob and sink to be fitted. Then all that is needed is fine tuning [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 17th 2025

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