Hello everyone! I managed to lock myself out of my blog due to inactivity. Of course, I only discovered this when I tried to log in to tell you my latest news. I have started a Youtube acco...
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Oops, another month and scarcely a blog post from me. So, I've decided to trial instagram and facebook for the time being, and try small bite sized pieces of info instead of one great long ...
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Such a long month, and yet I still couldn't find time to blog! I'm seeing off the tail end of flu at present so, if I promise not to sneeze on you, I'll give you a whistle stop round up of th...
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Thought I would start this post with a few photos of our recent snowfall. Here in Worcestershire we had about a foot. We are quite elevated, there's a long hill at both ends of the village, and ...
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On the 8th December we intended to have a long day out to the Malverns, the weather decided otherwise, here it was the start of a snowstorm lasting a couple of days. The temperature was in the...
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Before the snow came and marooned us in our cottage we had been out into Worcestershire, catching up on National Trust properties which are too small to spend much time at individually. First...
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It's that time of year when I feel I should be out in the hedgerows, gathering all the free food Mother Nature has to offer. Not this year. But, we did crack open a bottle of 4 year old slo...
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One day a week OH and I pack a picnic and go off somewhere, if you've been with me a while and have a long memory, you may remember my weekly posts about our little trips out. As the OH is ...
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Our last day in Norfolk and it was time to explore the local area. The village of Weybourne has a windmill, which is nicely visible on the horizon as you approach. unfortunately it no longer pro...
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After we left Oxburgh and began the journey back to the chalet, we popped in to a little village called Castle Acre for a cup of tea and a leg stretch. We had spotted a sign for an English Herit...
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Back to our Norfolk holiday. Day 6 and with the weather still good we set off on our longest trip of the holiday, the hour long drive south west through Swaffham (always makes me laugh, think...
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I realised I haven't done a bargains post for ages, around two months I think, so here are a few things I've picked up since June. The latest bargain were these unbranded leather boots, reall...
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Day 5 in Norfolk, and we were treated to yet another warm and sunny day. We had decided on a one stop trip so headed due south towards Blickling Hall. This amazing Jacobean mansion, constr...
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Day 4 in Norfolk and a road trip was on the cards. Large picnic bag packed to bursting with supplies and we set off west along the coastal road. Our first port of call was medieval village...
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The second full day of our holiday started much like the first, dry but overcast. We were heading to Felbrigg Hall, and stopped off at the seaside on our way. Cromer is a typical English seasi...
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Well, we enjoyed a long anticipated Summer holiday last month. I've never been to Norfolk and anticipated marshy sea fronts, big skies, interesting local vernacular and flat countryside, I was...
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On our visit to North Shropshire, I was excited to see some fabulous architecture just over the border in Wales. Our first stop in Wales was the aqueduct at Pontcysyllte, built by engin...
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Today we did something a little different. We took a stroll through a field of delphiniums in Worcestershire. The field is part of a farm where natural confetti is grown and harvested ...
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When we were planning holidays earlier in the year, I happened to see a television programme about the legendary King Arthur. I was very surprised to see an interview with an author and histor...
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Out on Friday for our usual day trip, we stopped off at a couple of charity shops and I took the opportunity to do a bit of sourcing. I was really surprised to see this label on an item of ...
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As I mentioned previously, we are just back from a relaxing but busy week based in a little village on the border of England and Wales, just north of Shropshire It was probably one of our sho...
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We have just returned from a week in North Shropshire and Wales. I'm trying to get into a rhythm with work, so far so good as this week I have been most productive, thank goodness! New stock ...
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Well, it's all chaos at pennypincher cottage, I've completely lost the plot and all semblance of time and space appear to have left the building! The OH has a new work pattern and has to fini...
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Darn it, missed my Monday deadline for the next blog post! Seems I'm playing catch up again, we are so busy. No time for frivolities and lengthy self indulgent stately home visits, no, a...
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When we booked our Somerset cottage, I began researching places for us to visit. One place that stood out for me was Porlock Weir. Porlock Weir is a very small port and tidal harbour, w...
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