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Facing up to Facebook
…Social Media Pressures…I am rather proud of the fact that despite advancing years and general lack of ‘coolness’ we have been on Facebook for over three years. What isn’t quite so impressive is that in those 3 plus years I have done very, very little and have tended only to respond to others rather than [...]
How to Make a Prizewinning Cake
…by someone who didn’t know the secret…I have been baking cakes, pretty successfully, for many many years. I have never ever entered into competition but for the Parwich Horticultural Show yesterday I was persuaded to do so, and some plum jam and some biscuits… Pride comes before the proverbial fall, not that I expected to [...]
Borneo, Haddon Hall, Debbie’s 50th, Eden Day Spa…
…Our Week’s News in a Nutshell…They too were here for the weekend, the excuse being to help our friend Debbie ‘American Deb’ celebrate her 50th. Of course our Australian contingent, Sara, Derek and Tom, couldn’t be here nor Nick who was working all weekend; Allie Webster flew back from the states just in time to [...]
Can you help identify these yellow flowers?
We have been asked to help identify the yellow flower in this photo. These were seen on Wolfscotedale by Graham and Margaret but are to be seen in profusion at the moment, nearly always it seems in the midst of harebells. The yellow and blue looks so pretty together. John and I couldn’t help, being [...]
Tom’s Barn Blog – Spare Our Blushes!
There I was early this morning at Derby’s Pride Park stadium overlooking the football pitch, all ears, concentrating intently. No, I wasn’t watching a football match although one day I perhaps should; rather, I was hoping fervently to pick up some tips from Liam Lally, today’s E-Business club trainer at their Breakfast Briefing for today, [...]
Keeping Up With Technology
—Social Media for the Rurally Deprived— We have been so lucky in the Peak District in Derbyshire to be able to take advantage of some wonderful and completely free training that is provided for small to medium businesses many of whom operate in very rural areas, bringing employment and money into what are often deprived [...]
Lemon, Lime & Poppy Seed Drizzle Cake
…Lemon, Lime and Poppy Seeds…As many of you know, I enjoy making – as well as eating – cakes; the regular Friday cake-baking session for our guests is never a chore. A couple of weekends ago I found myself offering to make two large ‘traybakes’ for the Flaxdale Open Garden and as I am always [...]
A Very Quick News Round Up from Orchard Farm
…What has been and is about to be…Another embarrassing delay for the blog output, but we have been busy and down to London… and today was changeover day, and tomorrow is the first day of Parwich Wakes so there have been other priorities. And it is nearly midnight now but I just wanted to bob [...]
Tom’s Barn and Douglas’s Barn Facebook Page
…Help us Help You via Facebook…Ideas, please! What can you suggest for our Tom’s Barn and Douglas’s Barn Facebook page to make it fun, interesting and useful for friends, holiday cottage guests and family? We’re so new, there aren’t too many friends of our site yet to let us know, but hope somebody will! Some [...]
Trying to Keep on Top…of everything
…A tall order, indeed…We really do try to keep on top of things, as best we can… On one level that is relatively easy, trying to keep a critically objective eye on the state of the barns, decorating and replacing before necessary rather than after, so that the barns always look pristine and well-equipped, although [...]
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