Somerset

Somerset braised beef… in cider

Food by LoisOctober 20, 2015October 21, 2015

writing by LoisSeptember 18, 2015

By the pricking of my thumbs

We visited a lovely old fourteenth century manor house in south Somerset, Lytes Carey; the Lyte family lost possession of it centuries ago and after various periods of virtual abandonment and different owners, the Jenners bought the property, restored and renovated it and then gave it into the care of the National Trust. It is […]

Windrum

Names, naming and words by LoisAugust 31, 2015September 11, 2018

Somerset mummers

Bits and pieces by LoisJanuary 3, 2015

Somerset Ashen Faggot

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 25, 2014

Yule cake

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 19, 2014December 20, 2014

Capital city

Places by LoisDecember 12, 2014

Spider, spider…

Bits and pieces by LoisOctober 12, 2014

Family Stories by LoisMay 8, 2014May 8, 2014

Twelve years ago

Twelve years ago today, with the help of dear friends, my family and I moved into our house. We had hoped to move to the west country for several years; although we had lovely friends in Oldham and loved the north of England, for family reasons we needed to move to Somerset. We visited often […]

Places by LoisMarch 27, 2014

A charming cottage

This pretty cottage must be quite old, look at the windows, and can you just see the shape of the door? it is in the village of Lympsham in Somerset, near the parish church of St Christopher. It is a pretty little village and looked lovely in the sunshine.