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Exploring new Territories

Life continues in our new cottage and amazingly we are almost completely unpacked and nearly everything has found its place to live.  We flattened 83 boxes yesterday, and there are still some full of books which kind of travel with us and never manage to get unpacked... maybe this time!!!! My studio needs some organising but that is a task that I look forward to and will evolve as I start to use the room. 

The weekend weather was reasonably clement for mid February and we had some friends come and visit.  We spent some time almost basking in the sunny courtyard garden ad Dr Fred enlisted help to clear the flags ready for the pots we hope to furnish it with as soon as we get Beryl back!!!



We also started some exploring of the local village and countryside. We went for a nice walk down through the quite picturesque village and up past to the gallops where the race horse breeding farm were exercising some of the horses.  Apparently there are 98 horses living there - some have been big race winners…. Not anything I have any idea about!!! They were very stunning though.

We climbed the stile and walked along by a stream for a couple of miles it was pretty and its nice to know we have a pleasant walk right on the doorstep.

Further up the village there is a hall and a small chapel.  In the grounds of the chapel there are some gargoyles - they probably warrant further investigation at some point.

 
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