The Adventurers Guide to Britain ITV1 27th December featured on some of Exmoor's spectacular scenery and adventure pass times -costal walking, bat watching, native ponies and a brilliant new adventure sport. Well worth watching:
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=297366
Mike from the village has been comissioned to get a vegetable garden established from the very challenging undergrowth! So far Ivy off the walls, bonfires had and digging begins. However, we understand that we can only expect potatoes for our first year crop, but then he hopes to make us self sufficient in vegetables and flowers for the house.....better look for some delicious potato recipes
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Christmas comes once again to Cross Lane House
Well folks, this has been rather remiss of me to leave such a long pause between blogs, however life took over! After six years with Forensic Pathways Max moved down to Cross Lane House to join Andrew in mid December, not sue if this is help of hinderance to him, only Andrew can answer that! Prior to Christmas is was very full on as we had been promised a kitchen with electricity in time for Christmas, and in good form we were kept on the precipice until late on the 23rd when it was the official flick the switch job and the appliances all groaned into motion chilling, cooking and freezing - bliss after four months of only a microwave and single ring hob, Andrew likened it to being a student again - what a memory he has!
We both worked incredibly hard for ten days prior to Christmas Eve to move the project forward and indeed this proved fruitful, as we reclaimed the house from builders, plumbers and electricians. Christmas Eve we rewarded ourselves a special lunch at Woods in Dulverton, a lovely meal alongside a roaring fire. On Friday we were invited to Hindon Organice Farm to a 'drinks do' and met some lovely local people and sampled Roger and Penny's delicious organic cusine from a big farmhouse table just groaned with the weight of the feast. Needless to say their sausages will be one of the stars of our Somerset breakfast at Cross Lane House. The weather has been particularly mild and we noticed Daffodils in bloom a couple of miles down the road. Christmas came to the old girl that is Cross Lane House with roaring log fires and lots of good cheer, she seemed to exhude her warmth and smile. Now we move on to the garden.....more to follow! Happy New Year to you all.
We both worked incredibly hard for ten days prior to Christmas Eve to move the project forward and indeed this proved fruitful, as we reclaimed the house from builders, plumbers and electricians. Christmas Eve we rewarded ourselves a special lunch at Woods in Dulverton, a lovely meal alongside a roaring fire. On Friday we were invited to Hindon Organice Farm to a 'drinks do' and met some lovely local people and sampled Roger and Penny's delicious organic cusine from a big farmhouse table just groaned with the weight of the feast. Needless to say their sausages will be one of the stars of our Somerset breakfast at Cross Lane House. The weather has been particularly mild and we noticed Daffodils in bloom a couple of miles down the road. Christmas came to the old girl that is Cross Lane House with roaring log fires and lots of good cheer, she seemed to exhude her warmth and smile. Now we move on to the garden.....more to follow! Happy New Year to you all.
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