It has been mentioned by our guests, family & friends that I spent a lot of August awaiting the arrival (in the manner of a 5yr old approaching Christmas) of my new vehicle. Now that it’s here I’ve not blogged about it – it has been noted, so with my humble apologies here’s the reqired [...]
Blog > Monthly Archives: September 2011
Honey & Spice Cake
September 14, 2011 – 8:29 am
Continuing the recent cold weather themes I thought a little bit of baking may be in order. Gone now are the fruit cakes & light fluffy frills of summer, what was needed was something to have with a warm brew. Cue a bit of looking through the cookbooks & hey presto ‘Honey & Spice cake‘ [...]
Getting out in the rain is better than staying in
September 12, 2011 – 9:37 am
Waking up to a grey, windy & very wet day isn’t really all that inspiring. The prospect of a whole day spent indoors with a 4 & 7 year old is probably even less inspiring, by mid afternoon their energy level will probably outstrip my own. So decision made we all don our waterproofs, pack [...]
Jontys Cottage (lovely new website)
September 7, 2011 – 9:18 am
Last week saw the launch of Jontys Cottage own website www.jontyscottage.co.uk. This site offers a greater number of images & slightly more information than our own, alongside weather reports & a ‘what’s on’ section. Jontys has undergone major refurbishment this year offering a quite different experience from many of our other cottages. Paul & Liz [...]
Brantfell in the sunshine
September 6, 2011 – 8:40 am
Heather than I used to enjoy lazy Sundays, now we just get bored & irritable if we do nothing all day. Cue making a packed lunch and taking the kids out for a walk. All our guests go walking but we never seem to have the time. We picked an easy route from central Bowness [...]