Monday 19 May 2014

Home again .... leaving all this beauty behind

Home since a few days from a wonderful holiday !
And already busy with work , three birthdays in two weeks and at the same time building a porch in our garden.
So just a quick post for now to share the beautiful cottage (at our first location) in the Cotswolds with you.

In the directions to the cottage was mentioned that we had to follow a narrow road towards the church and this was our first (left) view approaching our accommodation for the first week , St John the Baptist's Church ....






With on the right our stay , The Old Rectory Retreats ....




And the accompanying cottage we rented and spend a fabulous week , The Grooms House ....




With a lovely private garden around it including this beautiful wisteria ....




I wanted an escape to the country and looking at our view I think we did well ....




The cottage was so very charming and I really fell in love with the windows ....




And the neighbours ....




In my previous post I mentioned I wanted to look for bluebells in the Cotswolds and see what I found , isn't this just like a fairy tale forest ....




From this beautiful setting we explored the rest of the lovely Cotswolds of which I would like to tell you more about in a next post , which I hope you will join me again.

Until then .... happy Monday, happy new week!

Anita xo 

Friday 2 May 2014

My annual escape ....


I love this season of promise, and the following pictures shows why ... 



Blossom at the corner of my street




The snowball in my rear garden in its full glory




Clematis in the front yard



Strawberries on the way



My favourite visitor in the garden



Who really likes to take a bath in the pond



Which often means a queue for the other visitors



How much I enjoy it here, there's one thing that really requires a trip abroad. This picture from last year tells you why ....



Bluebell wood  ~  Fairlight, Sussex , England


Three years ago I renewed my love for this beautiful country and  since then it feels like a second home , my beloved England.

So I will return again this year, to be exactly today .... my annual escape to the (English)
country, looking for bluebells in the Cotswolds!

Happy Friday .... happy weekend.
Anita xo