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Two Country Mice from Parwich go to London

By Marion F-S ⋅ November 26, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Every so often John and I are lucky enough to hit the highlights and enjoy a pleasure driven weekend in London, thanks to our London-based young and their many friends. It doesn’t take much to find an excuse for a visit; this weekend our daughter Ruthie was singing in a concert with the Addison Singers. [...]

Keep the Home Fires Burning?

By Marion F-S ⋅ November 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…A Busy Friday in Tom’s and Douglas’s BarnsA busy day today and it is pleasant to relax now. Fridays are always busy but today was busier than necessary. We had a Fire Safety Assessment scheduled for today (they had to have entry into both barns, so it had to be a Friday). When I realised [...]

All That Glitters…?

By Marion F-S ⋅ November 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Your car looks gorgeous, but does it have an engine? We have recently been warned by Visit England that standards have to be raised. Since the award was first launched over half of England’s Five Star cottages have now been given the Gold Award. Visit England argues, very convincingly, that the bar has to be [...]

Are you free for a special treat this weekend?

By Marion F-S ⋅ October 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…Friday 2nd to Monday 5th November…

Do Real People Ever Actually Win a Competition?

By Marion F-S ⋅ October 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…Real People do if it’s a Premier Cottages one…One never expects to win, and many of us may have wondered cynically whether a real person ever does. Does ‘ecstatic Mr B from John O’Groats’ really exist, or ‘Pensioner Mrs J from Land’s End’? Or have they been dreamt up by someone in some PR department? [...]

Certificat d’Excellence pour Tom’s Barn et Douglas’s Barn

By Marion F-S ⋅ October 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…Laureat 2012 (2012 Winner)…I know we’ve been dashing thither and thither recently, but I bet you didn’t know that Tom’s and Douglas’s Barns has been on the move too: we appear to have been transported to France… A few days ago we received this rather handsome table plaque from TripAdvisor, accompanied by a warm letter [...]

Madam, you have a knife in your handbag

By Marion F-S ⋅ October 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…Will you step this way…?… The Swallows and I, we flew to South Africa leaving one husband/ swallow photographer behind… The swallows will fly over western France to South Africa, at an average speed according to the RSPB of 35 mph, in search of warmer weather and juicier insects. No security checks, iris recognition checks, [...]

Interior Design Dilemmas

By Marion F-S ⋅ October 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…A Confidence Crisis Resolved, we think…People often very kindly compliment us on the colour and furnishing and fittings in both barns, and it is easy to thank them graciously, brushing it off with a, ‘Well we had a lot of fun choosing everything”. Which is true up to a point, and mainly in retrospect. At [...]

A Christmas Treat Awaits!

By Marion F-S ⋅ September 22, 2012 ⋅ One comment

…A party political broadcast on behalf of Tom’s Barn…There now follows a party political broadcast on behalf of anyone who wants to enjoy a relaxing and peaceful Christmas holiday away from it all. Our lovely Tom’s Barn, a great favourite with dog lovers and non dog-lovers alike, is still available for Christmas! We find it [...]

‘All Passion Spent’

By Marion F-S ⋅ July 24, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

…And Summer is Here, at Last…Today, Tuesday 24th July, has been wondrously hot, the hottest day of the year, apparently. I tore myself away from the computer (EQM re-assessment being an urgent priority, went outside complete with sun hat, Factor 50, and ‘All Passion Spent’ by Vita Sackville-West, my book for our book club meeting [...]

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