Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Another Fine Mess
I found this cutting yesterdayand thought oh good- now I can do clever things like use italics in comments. However after lots of fiddling and not knowing what to press when - I gave up
Unfortunately now any comment box I use is giant size and also my Dashboard page which makes posting a problem. How can I get the comment page and Dashboard back to normal size? I'm anxious to continue my holiday posts before I forget them. I know there are wizards amongst you and will be eternally grateful if you can help me. Please.
As for italics and the rest - I can live without them
I found this cutting yesterdayand thought oh good- now I can do clever things like use italics in comments. However after lots of fiddling and not knowing what to press when - I gave up
Unfortunately now any comment box I use is giant size and also my Dashboard page which makes posting a problem. How can I get the comment page and Dashboard back to normal size? I'm anxious to continue my holiday posts before I forget them. I know there are wizards amongst you and will be eternally grateful if you can help me. Please.
As for italics and the rest - I can live without them
Monday, October 31, 2011
Cider House Rules
Hatch Beauchamp is a little conservation village in beautiful rolling farmland between Taunton and Ilminster. The Cider House where we were staying is a spacious barn conversion where the cider apple press for Taunton Cider was housed.
It adjoins the Hatch Court Estate which comprises a beautiful Palladian House, a 600 year old Church, Belmont farm - of which the Cider House is a part - a deer park, acres of woods, parkland and a small lake which John , the owner calls a pond. The estate was bought by John's family in 1900 and Harch Court - the house, was sold by his sister and BIL in 2000. John has now retired from farming
The 70 acres of woodland contain the remains of an 18C landscaped garden. In the visitor's book there are mentions of walking in the woods in the evening and seeing wild deer and badgers whilst herons and kingfishers visit the lake/pond. Recently John sold the woods and farmland to Hatch Court and is now workinjg to enhance the new walk on the remaining 20 acres, which has gloriousviews of the Blackdown Hills and fine trees.
Back left is the church and next is John's house with The Cider House behind. Hatch Court is the large building
Facing the Orangery and the South front houses an arcaded piazza
Two heroes - one Canadian and one British are commemorated in the Church - of which more later.
The Cider House
A warm welcome - fresh flowers and a bottle of wine.
I didn't tidy before the photo - obviously.
Views from our bedroom.
More later.
Hatch Beauchamp is a little conservation village in beautiful rolling farmland between Taunton and Ilminster. The Cider House where we were staying is a spacious barn conversion where the cider apple press for Taunton Cider was housed.
It adjoins the Hatch Court Estate which comprises a beautiful Palladian House, a 600 year old Church, Belmont farm - of which the Cider House is a part - a deer park, acres of woods, parkland and a small lake which John , the owner calls a pond. The estate was bought by John's family in 1900 and Harch Court - the house, was sold by his sister and BIL in 2000. John has now retired from farming
The 70 acres of woodland contain the remains of an 18C landscaped garden. In the visitor's book there are mentions of walking in the woods in the evening and seeing wild deer and badgers whilst herons and kingfishers visit the lake/pond. Recently John sold the woods and farmland to Hatch Court and is now workinjg to enhance the new walk on the remaining 20 acres, which has gloriousviews of the Blackdown Hills and fine trees.
Back left is the church and next is John's house with The Cider House behind. Hatch Court is the large building
Facing the Orangery and the South front houses an arcaded piazza
Two heroes - one Canadian and one British are commemorated in the Church - of which more later.
The Cider House
A warm welcome - fresh flowers and a bottle of wine.
I didn't tidy before the photo - obviously.
Views from our bedroom.
More later.
Friday, October 21, 2011
For Scarlet
Actually it's an autumn break but we're off tomorrow to Cider Cottage - a new venture for us - just the other side of Taunton but hopefully with lots of goodies I can tell you about when we return in just over a week. Keep the faith and the home fires burning. If you get time please water the wallflowers.
Actually it's an autumn break but we're off tomorrow to Cider Cottage - a new venture for us - just the other side of Taunton but hopefully with lots of goodies I can tell you about when we return in just over a week. Keep the faith and the home fires burning. If you get time please water the wallflowers.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Reminder
Flu' jab. We had ours yesterday. Don't neglect it if it is relevant to you.
My American friend Unbearable Banishment (see side bar my linkage isn't working) has just had so bad a dose that his little daughter said:
'Are you going to die Dad?'
Fortunately UB is young and healthy and has recovered. Don't say I didn't warn you.
My American friend Unbearable Banishment (see side bar my linkage isn't working) has just had so bad a dose that his little daughter said:
'Are you going to die Dad?'
Fortunately UB is young and healthy and has recovered. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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