There is something about this time of year that I feel the need to fill every hour of the weekend. If I’m not cutting out fabric, I’m flying through my list of seeds to get in the ground before it’s too late. I think it’s the increase of energy due […]
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Montacute House
Last Sunday, we headed off to Montacute House in Somerset. Not the brightest of days, but that was OK. We were looking forward to showing the children the house’s art collection. Especially along the 53 metre Long Gallery. I hadn’t realized that they had a room of samplers, which were […]
Read moreFyne Court
I’ve finally figured it out. A path in woods is but a suggestion, to children. It may lead somewhere interesting, but so might a path made by a deer through the undergrowth. The chance to walk along a fallen tree trunk, will always be preferable to a well marked track. […]
Read moreA visit to the pebble beach
Do you ever look at maps and wonder how some places earned their names? Some are obvious. Others raise more questions. Middle Hope Bay in Somerset seems to fall into this latter group for me. Was there ever an Outer Hope or an Inner Hope? Were they washed away? Did […]
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