morning tea

Mum's day out

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June 2nd 2009
Well, alex and I couldn't think what to get Mum for her birthday, so we gave her a "voucher" entitling her to a mystery trip and picnic. We collected her at 9.30 this morning, and we drove the pretty way to Shrewsbury, where we had hot chocolate at the newly opened "battlefield farm shop". Then a wheel round the shop and museum (all about the battle of Shrewsbury - Henry 4th or 5th, and Harry Hots ... read more

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