Foggy Blog
We have had some foggy days and I have put together two Foggy Blogs about a walk and a drive. This Foggy Blog is about a walk on Halford Meadow. The moisture in the air was heavy as Dillie and I walked onto Halford Meadow. We entered about mid way down and you couldn’t see […]
Hacked
Some of you will be aware that my e-mail account was hacked. I apologise if you ended up getting an unsolicited email from me. To let you know I DO NOT have an aol e-mail account. Do not contact it, it is not me. They redirected replies to another account that looked like it was […]
Happy New Year 2023
Happy New Year to All our Customer’s. We hope you had a good Christmas as well. We are sorry this is all a bit late, life was a bit of a whirl before Christmas. Every time I thought I had a clear day it whirled out of control, but hey that’s life. We wish you […]
Increase in our Rates
We have decided to increase our rates. We have thought long and hard about it. We have never put our high season prices up in ten years of business. We have tweaked the other price levels but never by much. We have no choice, heating costs have tripled and electric is through the roof. We […]
Blackbird Heaven
I watched Blue Tits and Great Tits flitting around the fruit trees in our garden. They find something interesting to eat although to me there appears to be little there. On taking a closer look I could also see there were several blackbirds, male and female flying in and out of the Holly Bush. They […]
Birdlife
I have seen one of my favourite birds this week, a redwing. They come over from colder climates at this time of year and are the smallest member of the thrush family. They are usually in flocks but I saw a single one in the garden resting in one of our trees. Another visitor this […]
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle is a ruinous castle. It is set on a high promontory over looking the River Teme and River Corve 100 feet below. It is a privately owned, Grade one listed building and a Scheduled Monument. Most of the entrance fees go toward the up keep and conservation. Ludlow Castle has an inner Bailey […]
The Long Mynd
The Long Mynd is a moorland and heathland plateau high above Church Stretton. At it’s high point, Pole Bank, it is 1693feet above sea level. The plateau is 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. Most of The Long Mynd is owned by the National Trust and managed along with the Long Mynd Commoners. It […]
Signs of Autumn 2022
One of my favourite signs of Autumn when I lived in Suffolk was seeing flocks of geese flying over our house each morning and evening. We do occasionally see geese in Shropshire but not in the large flocks we were used to seeing in Suffolk. Yesterday I heard the Whooff, whooff, whooff of the wings […]
Stiperstones
Stiperstones is the second highest hill in Shropshire at 1759 feet above sea level. It is capped by Rocky outcrops, the most famous of which is The Devil’s Chair. The highest is Manstone Rock. Stiperstones is a SSSI, providing a foothold for Mountain Pansy, heath bedstraw and Ring Ouzel. The Back to Purple campaign has […]