If your passion is flowers, gardening, or photography, Hidcote Manor Garden is a stunning place to visit, and at this time of year the gardens seem to be at their best.

Karen

21 January 2013

My Home, Photos, Seasons

First snow

Karen

21 January 2013

My Home, Photos, Seasons

The first fall of snow is not only an event but it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up to find yourself in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment, then where is it to be found?

Karen

17 January 2013

Everything else, Food, My Home, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

More mason jars, and a blog recommendation.

Karen

17 January 2013

Everything else, Food, My Home, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Just a quick blog tonight as I am making sure my toboggan is all ready to go in the morning!Snow at last, I'm so excited.

Karen

13 January 2013

My Home, Photos, Seasons

Snow Please.

Karen

13 January 2013

My Home, Photos, Seasons

I've been busy working and decorating my Mum's apartment, therefore blogging has taken a bit of a back seat! I have decided that I hate sanding doors, but unfortunately I have quite a few in my own house that need doing, so I will have to hold onto that thought for a while.

Karen

23 December 2012

Everything else, My Home, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Do you do stockings?

Karen

23 December 2012

Everything else, My Home, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

We have always done stockings, it's a family tradition, they have changed over the years and now tend to be filled with useful things like toiletries, a small supermarket voucher, and a number of other useful items

Karen

22 December 2012

Everything else, Garden, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Dont forget to take time out.

Karen

22 December 2012

Everything else, Garden, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

House sorted? CheckPresent wrapped? Check Shopping done? Check Decorations up? Check Cards sent?

Karen

10 December 2012

Everything else, My Home, New England, Photos, Seasons

It's all in the wrapping.

Karen

10 December 2012

Everything else, My Home, New England, Photos, Seasons

How about buying a small present for your friends that's not expensive, a Christmas tree decoration is a great choice, plus if you wrap it beautifully it will be twice as nice.

Karen

8 November 2012

Everything else, Garden, My Home, Photos, Seasons

No place like home.

Karen

8 November 2012

Everything else, Garden, My Home, Photos, Seasons

I'm back in body if not in spirit, well actually I'm not too sure about the body being back if I'm honest.Coming back from holiday is very abrupt I find, one minute you are on holiday the next minute boom, your into three weeks of dirty washing, sorting out mail, friends and relatives visiting with their news, (which is nice don't get me wrong).

Karen

1 November 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Halloween in Stowe

Karen

1 November 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

At around 2pm about 200 small children paraded around the town in their Halloween costumes, the whole small New England town, (village in the U.K) turned out to see children and moms and dads all kitted out in various outfits.

Karen

28 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

The old school house

Karen

28 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

In Stowe they have kept the old village school house for everyone to see, it is now situated beside the library. It reminds me of Little House on the Prairie!

Karen

28 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Mount Mansfield 1,340 m above sea level.

Karen

28 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

When we have visited Vermont before, the road up to Mount Mansfield has always been closed, as soon as it starts to snow the gates at the bottom of the mountain are shut. Today however whilst we bask in 70 degrees, the road was open, so up we go!

Karen

24 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

The sights today.

Karen

24 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Bit of a rest day today, so much to see and do that sometimes you just have to sit back and have a bit of a catch up.We are at The Kedron Valley Inn in southern Vermont, which is famous for it's Budweiser Advert.

Karen

23 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Country Stores.

Karen

23 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

The things you see whilst visiting a New England Country Store are amazing, all sorts of weird and wonderful things, some that you remember from when you were little.

Karen

22 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Nice things on our travels today.

Karen

22 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

We are now in Southern Vermont, we have seen some lovely things on our travels and one funny thing! Even though he wasn't going to kill us we still didn't give him a lift! What's worse than hitching a lift? Someone taking a picture of you trying to hitch a lift.

Karen

19 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Canterbury Shaker Museum.

Karen

19 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Today was once more like a summers day, so we set off for the Canterbury shaker Museum in Canterbury New Hampshire New England USA.The houses and paint colours are amazing, and the whole place exudes calm and tranquility, sadly no shakers live there now and only four shakers exist in Maine.

Karen

14 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

Beacon Hill Boston

Karen

14 October 2012

Everything else, New England, People, Photos, Places, Seasons

The first two pictures are of the Back Bay Hotel in Boston that used to be the local police station, it is also home to some rather nice sculptures.Mr B was more than happy today shopping in the 'Life is Good' store in Newbury Street Boston, even on a saturday Newbury Street is a calm wide paved beautiful place to stroll along and take in all the sights.