Old Park House Shrewsbury
37 Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, SY2 6BL, United Kingdom
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About to leave...
So I am about to leave for Australia...very scary but unbelievably exciting at the same time! I am going to miss everyone so much, but I will always be able to stay in touch via Facebook, iMessage, Whatsapp, Viber etc the list goes on!
Take care everyone and I will next blog from Oz!! ...
Boing!
... and batteries sorted out plus enough changes of underwear and a decent amount of toiletries then we just fill any remaining space up with some clothes that we think might be wearable. We can always buy stuff at the other end if we get it really badly wrong.
There was time for a bit of fun, though. We went reasonably early to Haughmond Hill and 'breakfast' (if breakfast can include chocolate sponge and coffee cake - I think it can) at the Pine Tops ...
Owls and chips
... Reds and whether the decline of the Reds is a consequence of the spread of the introduced Reds but there seems little doubt that Grey Squirrels often carry Squirrel Pox which is usually lethal to Reds. In 2008 the Formby Red Squirrel population was greatly reduced by an outbreak of pox but the last case was recorded in December of that year and since then the numbers have been recovering.
Having paid our £4.50 entrance fee (for the car - I don't think there's ...
Abington Park and church
... along the road to look at a part of the park we hadn’t seen the day before. The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is locally known as 'the church in the park’ and is over 800 years old. Its main claim to historical fame seems to be that William Shakespeare’s grand-daughter is commemorated there. Northamptonshire is blessed with a range of superb building stones as can be seen in many of the villages dotted around the county ...
Rain, rain go away ...
... pitch in Paris last month was playing today, so we went there and settled down in front of the TV for a couple of hours. It was a good match with some entertaining passages of play. I felt a bit sorry for the Irish who probably deserved to win but could only come away with a draw.
We only managed 2nd in the Beacon Quiz, possibly because we only managed to name 16 out of the 23 male winners of the Wimbledon tennis championships since 1960. How many can you ...


