Ever since BL read Milly-Molly-Mandy stories, she has loved thatched cottages. When we go on a car journey, she spots thatched cottages as we pass them. Gleefully. Imagine her joy when she discovered that we would be staying, on holiday, in a thatched cottage. She talked of little else. On […]
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Rocks, rocks and even more rocks.
The children went back to school today. The house was eerily quiet without them running around, acting out their latest story. I missed them, but I am also invigorated to get back to work. We squeezed in a few days away, before term started, in Mid Devon. We visited Exeter, […]
Read moreGardening history
We went here today. This is Stourhead in Wiltshire. Amazing house. Full to the brim with paintings and beautiful objects, but I have to admit that today we enjoyed the outside more. The children found less to fascinate them in the house than our last stately home visit. They wanted […]
Read moreStately Wednesday Wandering
Joining in GardenMama’s Wednesday wandering. Here I sit in the gardens of a stately home, waiting for the rest of the family. I am patient, but our dog can hardly bear that her pack is separated in a strange place. I soak in the history surrounding us, hoping she doesn’t […]
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