The Summer days here are full & we are all as busy as bee's.
The vegetable patch is doing so very well apart from an abundance of little visitors which we have had to pop up a temporary fence for this Summer & will surround it with a picket fence hopefully over the Winter months. The rabbits are beautiful to watch playing in the garden but not watching them eating the leaves of your lovely vegetables.
I am a little late doing a new post, Summer is such a busy time & there is not a lot of time for writing.
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To celebrate Father's Day this year we took a picnic to Tattershall Castle, a National Trust property.
The vegetable patch is doing so very well apart from an abundance of little visitors which we have had to pop up a temporary fence for this Summer & will surround it with a picket fence hopefully over the Winter months. The rabbits are beautiful to watch playing in the garden but not watching them eating the leaves of your lovely vegetables.
I am a little late doing a new post, Summer is such a busy time & there is not a lot of time for writing.
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To celebrate Father's Day this year we took a picnic to Tattershall Castle, a National Trust property.
This is a lovely 15th century red brick castle set in the Lincolnshire Countryside.
The castle was built between 1434 & 1447, you can picnic inside the moat where they have lawn toys for the children to enjoy.
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This is the end of a row of cottages as you walk up to the castle.
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One of the fireplaces in the castle.
This one is on the ground floor.
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While the boys climbed the stairs up to the top of the castle {it has 6 floors of stone steps}, the girls stayed on the ground floor & did some spinning.
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The lady was so good with them & they brought a piece of wool that they spun home.
She taught them how to card their wool too.
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Walking out of the castle over the moat to the gate house were they have a small shop.
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Kitty in her pearls making some fairy cakes for Father's Day tea.
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The first Tomatoes of the year.
They tasted beautiful in a fresh Couscous salad.
They tasted beautiful in a fresh Couscous salad.
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The rhubarb is coming to an end now in the garden, we shall miss it but then enjoy the first of next year.
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The girls working in the scrap books, they are writing about their day at Tattershall Castle.
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Daisy all ready to go to her Prom.
She had a lovely evening with her friends.
She turned sweet 16 last week, it does not seem that long ago since she was a toddler, busy & in to everything.
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Mary had an appointment to see the eye doctor at our local hospital. She needs glasses & here are the pretty red one's she chose. She is getting on with them so well, Kitty would have liked some too.
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Cherry & Chocolate Brownies for our Edwardian picnic on Saturday.
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We went to an Edwardian Fayre at Belton House.
They used to hold fayre's during the first world war to raise funds for the troops.
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Soldiers on horseback dressed in first world war uniforms.
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Mary & Kitty enjoying the fun & sunshine.
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Games on the green in front of the house.
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The more cottagey back of Belton House.
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The Lavender has now bloomed since our visit two weeks ago.
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There was a stall selling plants & flowers.
We bought these little Alpine Strawberries for 50p each.
They give little strawberries that are strong in flavour.
The plants will be a sweet addition to our Strawberry bed.
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Mary skipping on the green.
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Kitty really enjoyed the entertainment.
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Before we left we went to the second hand bookshop run by The National Trust & came home with a bag full of 50p & £1 books.
More recipes & reading.
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I wish everyone a wonderful Summer, I love to read your comments & hear what you have been doing.
Fondly Michelle
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