The One fine Day
That was yesterday so
I suggested we made the most of it and have lunch on Exmoor . MTL’s enthusiasm waxed when we discovered I
had been given a voucher for two free glasses of wine at the re-vamped Culbone
Inn from our one remaining, stylish dress shop.
I was in there the other day and bought a navy straw shopping bag which I
intended to use as a hand-bag –as we did when modelling in the fifties. Fortunately it was only £10 because it has
since disappeared – to my chagrin.
Exmoor was looking beautiful
and the Inn has the most lovely view falling
away from it. Inside was freshly decorated,
comfortable and welcoming. The food
compares well with the better eating places locally and there was a wide ranging
menu to choose from. I had a most
unusual spicy bream – delicious and no carbs so far as I could see. MTL had what I can only describe as posh fish
and chips – (thrice cooked) with mushy peas and tartare sauce. He loved it.
I only drink at the week-end
now but the wine was so good I had two small glasses and of course a dessert –well
worth the guilt trip. I’m a little unsure about abandoning plates. As you can see the bream was served on a
wooden platter – and it does look quite messy and the lemon tart on slate. Needless to say I wiped the slate clean.
They have all sort of
interesting offers on and with a bedroom overlooking that view we may well have
one of our many anniversaries there.
16 comments:
Sounds lovely!
John: 'twas:)
Such beautiful posts you offer us. Thank you. I got well behind on everyone, mea culpa, and am now delightfully caught up. The queen is lovely, it was worth every bit of struggle to get the photos posted, and you have captured my imagination with your words. What great country side you have. I hope the bag reappears tho.
Mage: thank you. I've scoured the house - I must try to retrace my steps if I can only remember them.
This reminded me of a time when we went out to 'eat posh' and hubbys meal came on a board, he made a comment along the lines of with the price he was paying, you would have thought they could have used plates. TUT can't take him anywhere.
LOM: I sympathise with him:)
Are you actually Jane Gardam? Is the whole "Pat" thing a pseudonym? I demand you 'fess up.
UB: now why would you say that? I'm flattered but Jane is actually two years older than I am, is Yorkshire not Lancshire and writes ike a dream.
The food looks delicious, but the bream on the board looks like it was brought out before the chef had finished preparing it. Glad you wiped the slate clean.
How exciting about your story! Congratulations. That Cricket St Thomas looks like a great place to visit – I think I could stay there all summer, with a pile of books.
What lovely views – that sky is immense and the plains and hills seem to go on forever.
Vagabonde: yes I'm missing my walks through those lovely grounds
I was loving the pictures until I came to the one with dessert on a slate, and then all I could think of was the scrape of the cutlery on the slate - like nails on a blackboard. I'm glad the taste of it was better than my imagination!
Sharon: you know I didn't notice it but I tend to become oblivious to all when absorbed in such a pud'.
Eryl: the more I look at it the worse it looks. But it was so good.
Ever thought of doing travel writing? You make people WANT to go there!
GG: alas my travelling days - apart from the odd shimmy to the next county are over. I'm happy if the odd blurb affects some one:)
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