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    Their English Country Cottages The very moment the previous owner opened the large oak door, I know it would be ours. Lisa Johnson-Richards The main part of this beautiful cottage is Georgian, dating back to 1710. Originally owned by the Crown it was bought by Sir Henry Vane the Elder, (a Member of Parliament and an advisor to Charles I household) who in 1626 purchased nearby Raby Castle, Barnard Castle…

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Well she can’t possibly complain about this gorgeousness! Blue skies, frosty crunchy green grass and sparkling sunlight? Woohoooo!!! Although actually I can and indeed will complain : the sun is waking up new battalions of ladybirds every day. Our bedroom is infested with these flying pretties and it is very difficult to annihilate the enemy when their collective noun is a “Lovliness”. How can I possibly lay waste to this? I have been gently ushering them outside, in some cases even carrying them over to the roses in case there are some hardy aphids that need eating. Last night however I was attacked in an obviously planned and methodical operation whilst I slept. The first troops left their new trenches (the hops Garland) and launched themselves onto my pillow. Having just got back to sleep after a blood curdling yelp, the second lot made it personal - a ladybird in the eye. I launched my counter attack with a high pitched “arghhhhh it’s actually in my eye” and now the battle lines are drawn. I shall spend today plotting how to eradicate the Lovliness (kindly but firmly) and perfecting my battle cry. Arghhh felt a little perfunctory. Happy tyrannous Tuesday x #frostymorning #frostygarden #gardenlife #morninggarden #pathway #countrylifestyle #gardenandhome #mygardentoday🍃🌻🍃 #alittlebeautyeveryday #bhg #countrycottage


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Disclaimer: this is not a spring Garland. This is Janugland..ohh…ohh that doesn’t sound so fabulous..erm a glanduary…erm a Januarygarland… Ok there is no name that makes this right but I am stating for the defence that I am not encouraging nor discouraging spring. I am totally pro January and have had a ruddy lovely time thank you. I absolutely refute all claims that I might be a summer party baby..this is rude and ignorant and frankly based only upon images of last summer where I may or may not have wafted around looking like a wood nymph on midsummer’s eve. This should not nor indeed cannot be taken into account when determining my guilt. I am very happy to celebrate January and will not be wishing the time away until I can swish linen blossom prints through long wavy grass. Therefore I give to you the Janugland. Happy month by month Monday x #aga #kitcheninspo #countryliving #countrykitchens #cottagekitchen #rustic-living #hyggelifestyle #warmandcozy #cozyroom #mondayvibe #seasonalstyle


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It’s a mean and moody capture today. If it’s possible for a mossy, wonky, definitely sloping more to the right old cottage to look mean and moody. I think she almost nails it. I may well start posting photos of me looking really mean and moody if the glorious sunshine does not reappear soon. Three days of sparkling sunrises and firey sunsets have spoiled me. I may even produce a Violet Elizabeth “scweam and scweam and scweam until I am sick” reel….although that might be the the white wine and sloe gin from last night talking (whose idea was that idiots?) rather than the indomitable and imperturbable nature of an over indulged personality (although the sloe gin definitely put me into the latter category). Happy slightly sulky soggy Sunday x #cottagestyle #cottagelife #countrylivinguk #countryhome #thatchedcottage #thatchedroof #mygardenlife #mistymorning #atmosphericlandscape #fieldview #countryescape


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Hallo! What are these little pale yellow spring gems? This is all extremely very exciting! One of my favourite ever jewellery designers has developed some truly beautiful new pieces for our homes. I have bought Monica Vinader jewellery for my self and my friends and family (mainly my daughter who I will obviously gift it to when she is older but for now she gets to enjoy me wearing it) ever since my best friends uber cool sister in law bought her a necklace for her 30th birthday and we all scrambled to look as fabulous. I adore the artistic shaping and the tactile feel of each piece and they have achieved this again with their beautiful new home collection. Inspired by nature, each piece is finished with a hand painted gold edge and is so dreamily crafted. Head over to @monicavinader and have a look - in gorgeous spring colours of pastel pinks, yellows and blues these nesting bowls are a ray of spring joy for your home (and you probably need to buy some of their jewellery to put in them as well…happy January self gifting). Happy self gift Saturday x Ad/pr product #floraldecor #cottagedecor #sittingroom #monicavinader #charminghomes #cosyhome #cosycottage #beautifulhome #inspiredbynature_ #colourfulhome #interiorstyling


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I mean how can you not achieve with blue sky and sunshine??? It turns out that the answer to this is very very extremely easily. I missed a very important teams meeting “Hi, I am trying to join but no luck?”…”It was half an hour ago” ah, yes, erm there is a time lag here? Because the house is so old…er..we are behind by four centuries and half an hour…….? I missed my yoga class and managed to consume the very healthy veggie meal, and the wine and the Brie and then some chocolate buttons that appeared as if by magic. Today will be different, I shall make a difference, surely three days of this weather will have worked it’s magic. I shall have a smoothie, go to Pilates and then sit at my laptop and work very hard. All afternoon. Without a break. Once I have finished the book I started yesterday in despair at missing the very important meeting. Actually none of the other things were invented 400 years ago so I probably can only sit by the fire and read. Drat. The constraints of living so long ago in time… Happy four centuries late Friday x #exteriors #cottagesandbungalows #whitecottage #listedbuilding #cottageinspo #oldhome #periodproperty #bucolic #cottagedreams #countrysideviews #countryhome


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Ohhhhhhh hello my long lost friend!!! Hello my kitchen inspiration! Hello glorious wonderful fabulous sunshine!!!! I shun the remains of the Christmas Pudding (it even has chocolate in it), I laugh in the face of the shortbread tin and avert my eyes from the oozy creamy Brie. I don’t need you! I have sunshine! I have my children practicing “Veganuary”…well “Vegetarianuary” and so tonight I am cooking from this genius book “The Green Roasting Tin” and I am fine with this! I am embracing healthy and enjoying it. All thanks to the sunshine…I probably need a chilled Sauvignon Blanc to go with all this incredible sunshine and I don’t want my sugar levels to drop too low too quickly… Happy thankful Thursday x #kitcheninspiration #cottagekitchen #countrykitchen #kitchengoals #belfastsink #unfittedkitchen #countryinteriors #cozycottage #springinteriors #platerack #cottageinspo #rustichome


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Just off to scrape the inside of my car… Yup, beautiful frosty morning…time to scrape the car windscreen outside and in so that I don’t have to hunch low to peer through the only defrosted section of windscreen at the bottom. Initially I was perplexed, I was working up a glow, scraping away at the windscreen, spraying my little trigger finger sprayer so much that my poor tiny finger began to throb with my gusto. It took a while for my morning brain to understand that there was no more frost on the windscreen outside, I was simply scraping glass. The ice was inside the car. That is why we were late sir, my car has taken on life forms of its own ever since I carted 5 bags of moss around in the boot for a couple of days. The bags definitely aren’t there any more but something living still remains. We had a jolly old time scraping ice onto ourselves before setting off slightly sodden, freezing cold but pink cheeked with laughter for school with only a vague sense of unease as to what was causing the inside frost. The grey days of no inside defrosting nor unknown creature fear were most welcome. Happy warm up Wednesday x #cottagestyle #cottagelife #countrylivinguk #countryhome #thatchedcottage #thatchedroof #mygardenlife #sunriselover #atmosphericlandscape #fieldview #countryescape



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