We have seen some sunshine this week which is always nice. Walking Ellie the dog around the fields neighbouring us has been a pleasure not to mention it helping with the New Year’s keep fit resolution. The pond has been frozen some mornings which doesn’t suit the ducks and I think I am seeing flocks of redwings on the hedges most mornings, along with long tailed tits and the usual chaffinches, blue tits and the robins. Yesterday I saw a little owl sitting in a bush which was a real treat.
The usually quiet month of January ended up being busy with last minute bookings from families whose homes unfortunately had been flooded with burst pipes. At least we were able to offer them a warm and comfortable place to stay for a week or so while things were sorted.
Did you see the Antiques Road Trip on Wednesday? They were filming from Middleham, Masham, Hawes, and the auction rooms at Bedale where our local landlord was spotted.
‘Mike Memphis as Elvis’ performed last week at the Green Dragon just down the road. Everyone had a great night. It is always a worry that it won’t be the same the second time around but with different songs and costumes it was a great show.
Things are moving along nicely in the farmhouse. All the windows are now in, most of the plastering is done, the bathroom and kitchen are progressing nicely and all the pebbledash render has been chipped off of the outside. It looks lovely with the brickwork exposed but unfortunately they are in too much of a bad way to keep them on show and so the new render should start to go on this week.
It still looks a mess but it will all come together quite quickly… I think. I am absolutely refusing not to panic at the moment; we’ll see what happens in a couple of weeks.
We visited the lovely town of Richmond for a Sunday stroll and Parked in the station car park where it was a bit chilly for ice-cream though they did look yummy. We took note of the times for the pictures where The Kings Speech is playing and wandered up to the town, taking in the castle and the waterfalls. It is a beautiful town and part of the coast to coast walk which is on my list of things to do.
Maybe one day.
Caroline
