Wallington Hall is at all times of the year, a fantastic, family friendly place to visit. National Trust members can get a lower priced ticket to enjoy the seasonal wonders that are available. Explore the beautiful hall, amble around the wall gardens or meander through nearby farmland. There really is something for everyone. I first [...]
Sound the flute!Now it's mute!Birds delight,Day and night,Nightingale,In the dale,Lark in sky, -Merrily,Merrily, merrily to welcome in the year. Little boy,Full of joy;Little girl,Sweet and small;Cock does crow,So do you;Merry voice,Infant noise;Merrily, merrily to welcome in the year. Little lamb,Here I am;Come and lickMy white neck;Let me pullYour soft wool;Let me kissYour soft face;Merrily, merrily [...]
Winter is the king of showmen,Turning tree stumps into snow menAnd houses into birthday cakesAnd spreading sugar over lakes.Smooth and clean and frosty white,The world looks good enough to bite.That's the season to be young,Catching snowflakes on your tongue!Snow is snowy when it's snowing.I'm sorry it's slushy when it's going. Ogden Nash.
'Raby is without doubt one of the most impressive intact castles in the North of England.' https://youtu.be/hGk_aFOKAcw?feature=shared Video by Raby Estates. Raby Castle and Gardens have always been a firm favourite of mine, having visited since childhood. However, it has undergone a recent transformation, developing the gardens, as well as opening new areas such as [...]
Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm. I've heard it in the chillest land,And on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity,It [...]
The night is darkening round me,The wild winds coldly blow;But a tyrant spell has bound me,And I cannot, cannot go. The giant trees are bendingTheir bare boughs weighed with snow;The storm is fast descending,And yet I cannot go. Clouds beyond clouds above me,Wastes beyond wastes below;But nothing drear can move me;I will not, cannot go. [...]
Happy New Year! It has certainly been a while since we last spoke. I hope you are all well and have enjoyed a wonderfully peaceful, joyful and festive Christmas period. It's at this time of year when you will see people and 'influencers' bombarding you with new lifestyle changes, must-have gadgets and routines that will [...]
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