tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17965119970372026002012-02-08T19:56:18.909Z4 star Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast is located in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire. Part of a family run farm for 5 generations.A C16th stone farmhouse of considerable charm and character. Standing in an acre of gardens amid rolling acres of farmland. Twixt the Abbeys of Ampleforth,Byland and Stanbrook.An area designated for its outstanding beauty in the Hambleton foothills. Better known as Herriot/Heartbeat countryside.Carr House is also home to the Cuckavalda GundogsCarr House Farm Bed and Breakfast,Ampleforth,North Yorkshirenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796511997037202600.post-58784500323680754322012-02-08T19:08:00.005Z2012-02-08T19:56:18.921Z

Today I went along to Beadlam Grange to a Welcome to Yorkshire Member Event organised by the very efficient Carol Cheetham. Gary Verity opened the meeting,just back from Singapore.With a crew of 32 at Welcome to Yorkshire and Gary at the helm they have achieved so much for us all.Yorkshire is now the county which is best of the best in the world.What a turn around in 4 years. I am really looking

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Jack feeds the birds every morning and just before dusk. When we knew the snow was coming their feed was doubled up and today they were feed adlib.We get quite a variety to the bird table. Unfortunately we cant help the barn owls as they only eat mice and voles.As the mice run under the snow they have to go hungry . Hopefully the snow will soon melt. It was heart breaking to find so many dead

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My friend Jessica celebrated her birthday on Thursday.Those close to Jessica affectionately know her as Lady Lane. You have heard of two tier cakes, this was a two tier celebration. One was an early supper at the Durham Ox in Crayke with her two children Elliot and Raya,Jessica's mum and myself.Then it was out on the town with Amanda Bycroft.The Ox seems to get bigger every time we go in and we

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Charles Ashbridge runs Taste Traditions with his mum Joyce. They were generous and supported us with cocktail sausages for the YAA event a couple of weeks ago. I went to another function last week and they were again on the menu. They went down very well. Charlie as our Nicholas would call him as they are know to enjoy shooting days together during the season started the business back in 2004 but

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After making over £7200 at the beginning of the Farmhouse Breakfast Week for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Another charity close to our hearts is the Herriot Hospice. One lady who does an awful lot for the Hospice is Dr Rosie Paige who is the daughter of the famous James Herriot who we locally knew by his real name of Alf Wight who was at Skeldale Vets.When I heard another farmhouse breakfast was

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Very rarely do I get a trip to Leeds. Chris Parkin from Helmsley kindly gave me a lift to a marketing meeting. As we parked on the south side I saw different places to where I would normally see. It has given me a taste to go back to explore more.I have never been to The Armouries and what a set up that is. The Yorkshire Dance building,the BBC building and the West Yorkshire Playhouse.What I

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The Sparkling Breakfast Party was a terrific success.When I look back it has taken 3 months out of my life. I have had huge learning curves. Dipped into every corner of organising skill I have ever built up . Used every ounce of strength and stamina in my body. It may not have helped that I was up at 3am for the last 4 days working 18 hour days and forgot to take my blood pressure tablets. I had

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...One from a boxing ring ,the other as chairman of Welcome to Yorkshire,Today I had pleasure in introducing Henry Wharton to Gary Verity at York race course. We were there not to have a flutter on the horses but to listen to an address by The Secretary of State for Culture,Olympics,Media and Sport event RT Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. And what a nice chap he was- he sounded to really like Yorkshire -

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After I saw a display in a shop recently I realised St Valentines Day is not so far away. Time to choose a card before they get picked over.It is now the time to start to think about what you are going to do for St Valentines. What better idea than come to our brilliant little part of North Yorkshire. Sleep in one of our romantic 4 poster bedrooms.Take your loved one out to eat at one of the

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Geronimo had a near escape yesterday when he came across one of the dogs for the first time. He turned tail and scrambled up on to the porch roof and then up on to the house roof. With a lot of persuading he came down. Since then he hasn't ventured out preferring to spend his time laid in front of the fire. Here you see him being a pillow for his sister.

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Not often I get into York city centre but nipped in the other day. The shops and streets were very quiet and I managed to get my shopping done in ease. Couldn't believe how quick 2 hours went by. Maybe it would have been a good idea to use the park and ride which is easy to find coming from Ampleforth.Certainly worth using the bus if you are going to spend more than a couple of hours there. I

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2012 -Is Winter late or Spring early. Is nature creating a new season and never told anyone. At the top of the photo you see holly and at the bottom daffodils. There is now quite a row of daffodils out as you go into Wass. The lions head gushes with water into a trough that was put there years ago by Newburgh Estate

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I thought the back drop and colours of these photos were amazing.No it isn't some far off land. It is here in North Yorkshire although it may look rather like a landscape in Peru. It was taken in one of our fields in front of the farmhouse looking back to the hills. It is a different view to what you would normally look at. These woods carry on to the right and the house in snuggled down at the

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Another big day in our calender when Jack's friend has a team of guns shoot at Newburgh. I went as well as I want to get some photos of the dogs working.It is a really nice day and everyone is in good spirits.Here you see Jack happy to get back out in the fresh air.Everyone seems to enjoy this day to walk off Christmas indulgences. Tara and Rollo are on standby until the guns stop shooting.I went

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The stag even gets decorated at the farm . My dad did a marvellous job of decorating the Christmas tree up to the top of the stepladder to put the decorations on. The main farmhouse was built in 1881,the ceilings are over 10 foot high. The tree hit the ceiling so it was a fair feat to decorate it.We all did our bit towards getting the dinner ready. Thanks to John Teal for supplying a really plump

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Our little granddaughters came to the farm on Christmas Eve.Here you see my Mum and Dad with the latest addition 4 month old Martha Mai. They came for lunch and Rubi_Sue sat up to the table. She is now 2 years and 3 months. She certainly knows how to make the little one laugh. Dancing around her and singing loudly Martha Martha Mai. Then Rubi was off with her Dad to see the pigs and cattle.

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Nearly every day of my life I saw my uncles. Appy for 46 years and Fred for 53 years. I was lucky that I had them for so long but never the less I miss them so much. I know I am not alone as everyone at some stage in their lives loses people close to them. I spent hours in the cow house with Appy while he did the milking and with Fred with the horses and counting and looking after the sheep.Wise

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Those kittens of ours get everywhere. There I was trying to wrap some presents up to send off to the North Pole to Santa to delivery for us. Geronimo decided he was going to turn his paw to wrapping. First he ran off with the sellotape then he bit holes in the wrapping paper.To test my patience even more he decided to do regularly inspections on how I was getting on with the job. I have found

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for me if it wasn't a visit to Ian Peacock's Birdgate Chocolatiers in Pickering. Step through the door and you are cocooned by this amazing chocolatey smell.Since he has moved to his larger shop in Birdgate Ian is creating the most amazing chocolate works of art. Spoilt for choice no one can come out of there empty handed. Should it be one like this or this or no perhaps this one would be better.

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It wouldn't be Christmas without a look around the shops after 5pm. Late night shopping they call it. Freezing should be added to that as well. As my good friend lives and works in Scarborough I decided to go through on Thursday night. Susan runs www.barstreetbeauty.co.uk in Bar Street, right in the centre of town. The wind was certainly blowing off the North Sea and it was far colder than it

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Never again should you have to worry about what to buy as long as Campbells of Leyburn are open. Wine you would presume one should keep in the cellar. Here it is kept in an attic - well on the second floor. What an array .Shapes ,sizes,types -Campbell's Aladdin's Attic. I was very impressed to see some Ice wine from Canada not very often you see that about. Champagne by the bottle,Magnum,Jeroboam

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I have really enjoyed watching the 3 episodes on BBC2 this week of the Bedale Bread Experience. It made it all the more interesting to see my friend Alison Barnes on as she and Lionel own Crakehall Watermill.I have not made any bread since I was at Malton Grammar School 40 years ago. Miss Clarke was our domestic science teacher then,I had a green checked pinny which was Willoughby house colour -I

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We did not expect to have any feline additions. We already have Duchess- born the day HRH Charles and Camilla got married. She is a big hit with cat loving guests. With all our dogs Duchess still rules the roost. Then Joyce said she had 4 orphan kittens so as one was a tortoise shell in colour I was tempted to get one for my mum and got another to keep her company. They were so tiny and had just

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Hovingham Market is held on the first Saturday in the month. I went along this morning as I have never been before.I knew Sophie Binns would be there. We have known Sophie a long time as she used to work at the White Swan in Ampleforth.We are hoping she will be coming with a small collection of her wears to our charity event in January. I got there early before the crowds. I bought a blue

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gathered again. This time it was to celebrate the head of the Clan's 80th birthday . Brenda is mother to Jack, Ann and Frank. She lives in the same village as she was born in Coxwold. After she married Jacks dad she moved to College Farm at Byland Abbey and eventually retired back to the village. We had a not so quiet Sunday lunch at the Corner Cupboard at Birdforth which is a regularly haunt of

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I was out to a charity event on Wednesday night with my friend Colleen Risker who has stables at Rushton near Scarborough. Along with her husband have a 9 hole golf course near their home at Sawdon.We were going to have a bite to eat at the Downe Arms,we choose a dish that had cheese in it.When they told us they didn't have any cheese we decided we would change our eating venue. We made our way

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Not only is the National Railway Museum the engine shed to lots of trains they also have conference facilities there.Welcome to Yorkshire held its AGM there on Monday. First we had time to catch up with other members and take a look at the trains. It was lovely and warm in this huge building. It is free to enter and makes for an ideal place to go if the weather is not so kind. It has good parking

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First it was the AGM at Slaley Hall at the beginning of the week.On Thursday I was in my "better clothes" avec mon Vivienne Westwood earrings as I was attending the Flavours of Herriot Country awards. Jack and his Cuckavalda Gundogs were sponsoring while I got the job of presenting the award for the Best Specialist Shop.Ian Ashton had organised the event. The main sponsors was Welcome to

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On Monday my friend, Louise kindly drove me up to Slaley Hall as I didn't want to be late for the FarmStayUK conference and AGM the following day.I hadn't been for years so decided I had better get up to speed with what was going on. We had a very comfortable room at Slaley.Everything was spot on other than at 1.30- 2am I was woken up by slamming doors,people shouting and giggling coming from

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I attended a Welcome to Yorkshire meeting today. I had half an hour to kill before it started, so had a quick look around the town. Richmond has a cobbled market square area and in the middle is the Green Howard's Museum. I sensed a great peaceful as I wandered about.You must visit it to appreciate it as it was hard to explain.No road rage or aggregation Everyone was very friendly and

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No wonder my Dad was looking so happy today. He works hard but today he was having a day off. With his family and friends around him who could blame him at 89. Wise as an owl, as cute as an old dog fox he still has the eye of an hawk. On the first drive of the shoot today who shot the first pheasant of the day?. My Dad of course. and he got an equally good one in the afternoon. As one fellow

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Sue Mutton and David Laffin are regular guests who come to stay with us. Today they experienced a day out in a different way. We had a small shoot day and invited them to come along to see what it was all about. We had glorious weather.The autumn colours of our countryside are spectacular. For what we take for granted to ride on bale of hay on the mule to picking a few sloes to make sloe gin.Pete

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Well we can never be really be sure to believe what the forecast says. We are having some wonderful days of sunshine at present.There are lots of tell tale signs winter is on the way. The wood are a hive of activity as the squirrels are collecting their nuts to last them over the winter. The hedge rows are laden with berries to feed the birds.It isn't just the wild life which are filling their

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Susan Briggs has lots of strings to her bow.A PR lady,a journalist and world sorter. So isn't Yorkshire lucky she just happens to live here and has a passion for the area.She held a meeting at Fountains Abbey earlier this week when I along with other Farmstay "Girls".It was to discuss how to bringing the Yorkshire Dales into the forefront of every ones mind. Although I am in the Moors as far as

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I gave myself some brownie points today. I am not the best at going to meetings. It was held at the Wold Cookery School in the "middle of nowhere" I should maybe say in the heart of the Wolds -that sounds a bit better.It is a new place set up on JSR farms. Around 30 of us where there to listen to what Andy Woodward and the jelly baby loving computer geek -Sean Murricane. Sean was very much on the

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Yes that's right those nude W.I. ladies -well two of them - Angela and Miss October. HRH Prince Charles may have come along but we didn't have Miss July to tempt him. These two ladies had us all in stitches - an evening organised by the Yorkshire Cancer Research was held in the Town Hall. The Calendar girls have raised nearly £4m, still had time to sign calendars and pose for me on the way out.

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We had harvest and now the farmers are busy getting the land worked and the corn drilled before the bad weather comes. It is all hands on deck.Lowance is a Yorkshire word. An allowance of time and small quantity of food. When I was small this is when I used to go to the field with the women folk on the farm.Everyone used to pull up the horses and sit down for their meals in the fields. When my

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How does the saying go- Sugar and spice and all things nice that what little girls are made of .I was in York recently and was looking for a place and came across Waitrose . I had heard of this shop but never been, so did a detour. What a delightful supermarket it is. Expensive I hear you cry -no -Andrex toilet rolls were cheaper than in Sainsburys and Flora as cheap as Tesco and Asda.My mother

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probably not-- will be the answer. We are just back from the Carpenters Arms at Felixkirk. Where once again we had an exceptional good meal.The staff are so friendly there. We went to celebrate as it is 34 years since Jack and I first met.Some people celebrate wedding anniversaries and the like.We have always celebrated when we met - it is the most important to us.I recall prawn cocktails were

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We had a Herriots Yorkshire meeting last night at the Arts Centre in Thirsk. Organised by Ian Ashton, it was well attended with David Shields from Welcome to Yorkshire ,Sam who does a sterling job with our website and David Crocker "Mr Train" who helps us enormously with our running costs in printing etc, who is the marketing manager for Grand Central Rail.It was good to catch up with old friends

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We are only 34 miles from the seaside so it takes less than 45 minutes. A nice drive out through pretty villages like Thornton le Dale and the market town of Helmsley. If the day is nice to get over there and take in the sea air. For the more hardy go for a paddle. For me I like to go to find mussels and whelks and other edible bits and pieces on the shoreline.I took these photos when I went to

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No trip to the seaside would be complete without an ice cream. Up on the South cliff you will always find the ice cream cart near the clock tower. Opposite there is the "Royal", the hospital, which is on the television programme. It is ideal to go up there to enjoy an ice cream. Easy for parking for those who cant walk very far. Lovely views over the bay. A steep hillside walk down to the Spa and

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I love the smell of Autumn.When the leaves are all changing colour and times on the farm are busy as we are right in the middle of harvest. Having waited all year for the crops to get ready it is an anxious time in the farmers calender. We are so dependant on the weather -we need dry days so the combines can travel on the land. Here you see Jack at the end of 9 hours harvesting corn. It is dusty

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Last Friday night our village had its annual barbecue. Here you see our celebrity chefs hard at work. I took spare ribs which I had cooked in the Aga. There was chicken,sausages,burgers and salmon. Salads and puddings. Tony -Jacks friend took 2 barrels of beer and others took their favourite tipple. Needless to say a good time was had by all. A tradition started as a fund raiser by Pat and

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Rubi-Sue is 2 today. Talk about how thinks have changed since I was two.Here you see her little Ladyship tucking into a plate of cheese sandwiches and olives Yes that's right Olives. -Plain,stuffed with garlic or whatever sort you care to put in front of her she eats . When I was two I don't think there would be many people in this country ate olives let alone children.Today she was having a

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I dropped my camera in some water the other day. Unfortunately it did not survive.So I had a quick shopping trip to Jessops in York. I am now back in business with my blogging and photos. I don't know what you are doing on this coming Bank Holiday Monday.I will be busy working as with a full house of guests over the weekend who are going out on Monday and then new people coming in. For those of

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Rubi-Sue has got a little sister .She arrived on Sunday afternoon.7th August, at 12 minutes to 3. Checking in at 8lbs 6ozs. Her name is Martha Mai and she is so far as good as gold. We saw her for the first time today.My mum -as great-granny was quick to get hold of her and nurse her.Then it was great grandads turn and finally proud dad Nicholas took over. I had pet lamb called Martha when I

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As you will know by now my Dad is a keen gardener. My mother despairs that he grows so much and they cant eat it all .So they end up giving a lot of it away. Talk about 5 vegetables a day,I think at Wass Grange it's nearer 10.My mum cant cope with waste and my dad doesn't like to run out. They have survived nearly 57 of married bliss so they must agree on most things. He is happy to feed the

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What a glorious setting for cricket matches.The Abbey church in the background. The children who go to Ampleforth College have gone home for their summer holidays.Now the grounds and facilities are lent to the "up and coming" Ian Bothams of the cricket world. I had parents staying from Nottingham,London and Bedfordshire. Also playing were Durham and Yorkshire.They come to watch their children

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It was Alf Wight the local vet better known as James Herriot who put Thirsk on the map.As a child I went to the dentist here. It was right next to the vets surgery which is now the James Herriot Museum. Sometimes I do my shopping here as it is only 10 minutes down the road from home. I often write about the places we go to eat at. About 4 times a year we get a take away ,or a sit down banquet,

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Last Saturday it was the 65th Wass show. My dad has entered his garden produce there since it first started. I remember as a child it was always a last minute rush and chaos. I was busy doing breakfast so Jack had the task to get my Dad and his entries to the show. True to form Jack had to go back to the farm as they had forgotten to pick up the cabbage. I went down when the show opened in the

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My visit to Harrogate was two fold as I went to the Home and Gift exhibition too. It is 5 years since I went. After serving breakfasts and leaving Jack with enough food for his lunch and supper so he didnt die of starvation I set off. Jumping on to a park and ride bus into town made it so easy. Soon I was registered and was looking at all the wears on displays. Lovely to see the new ideas -

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I have always said Harrogate was where mothers went to buy hats for weddings. It is that sort of place. This week I managed to escape for a few hours.I promised myself to go to the Turkish baths. Since it reopened in 2004 I thought my visit was long over due. Apparently it is only one of 7 in the country and is the most popular. I was there on Tuesday afternoon.There was a lady from Helmsley only

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There has been a rally at Helmsley. At the beginning of August there will be another one this time at Pickering. Owners and followers alike go to marvel at these old machines. They are heavy machine and often we get them chugging along past our road end. The photos here are when they stopped in Wass to take on water which comes out of the "lions head". Sooty faced and happy these men are in their

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It is the Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate this coming week.There is lots to see from cattle and sheep to horses and farm machinery. One of my favourite memories as going as a child with my Dad and uncles after we had been to the goats and pigeons was to go into the flower tent. The tent was actually a huge marquee and 50 years ago it was not common place in our lives to see such

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I reckon its the man who buys you them that is.Jack has bought me diamonds... But there are things money doesnt buy. This is just to say a big thank you to Jack for all the hard work he does around here to make my life easier besides looking after his dogs. Please dont blush dear husband. He has been busy leading sand and gravel and digging up bag fulls of clay in the siting of this new water

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Very rarely does a birthday go by when I dont get sweet peas from my Dad for my birthday. This year was no exception. There is no nicer smell than that of sweet peas.He doesnt stop at flowers either. He is hoping that he will have some ready for the local home produce show in Wass. He won the cup many years ago At nearly 89 he is already thinking of what he is going to enter.He has some super

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There was no brass band playing but the sun was shining. This week we have been having a new water tank fitted.We are on spring water and had to comply with new EU regulations.We were not sure how long it would take I had to block a few days out in case we had mishaps. On Monday, the hottest day of the year as we expected had no water but by Tuesday it was back on in full flow. Susan and I went

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Anyone wishing to go to the Clay Pigeon Shoot at Swinton Park ?. See this invitation.It came through the post for my Dad. He is nearly 89 and still shoots. He doesnt believe in shooting anything he cant eat so the invitation came over here. Anyway neither of us would want to show ourselves up. And I think like my Dad. I have never found a recipe that made clays taste like game. However it will

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We usually go out to eat on my birthday, but this year we didn't as we were out the night before. Gordon Robinson kindly invited my Dad,Jack and self to join him with some other shooting friends for a mid season meal.It was good to catch up with everyone and talk pheasants,partridges,high birds,missed birds,good shots,bad shots. Also dogs,and in Jacks case more dogs.The night passed quickly as

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This weekend saw thousands of motor bikes descend on Helmsley to the MAG. Most pitch their tents in the grounds of Duncombe Park.You are not allowed to go to this event unless you have a motor bike.The shops and pubs do a roaring trade.The event give a huge donation to things that are needed to the community such as lowering the pavements for easier wheel chair access. We are only 6 miles from

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How often do we talk about things and never get round to them. Ever since I have known Jack he has always talked about "Big Ann" Now this lady is actually Maria Oxtoby who now lives at Dalton near Thirsk with husband George. Her real name is Maria. When Jack and his brother Frank and sister Ann were small ,Maria used to look after them ,bake them cakes buns and scones and generally look after

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We take pigs in at the farm from a month old.There could be 300-1000 at a time. They stay for 8 weeks.It isn't often we get any other colours than white. They come on a bed and breakfast basis. Dont worry they are not at this side of the road so you dont smell them. We supply them with a shed with lots of straw in and the water to drink. The supplier has a mill and bring their food. It is stored

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 We are lucky you have lots of beautiful roses in our garden. I think it is quite early for them this year too. These 2 bushes are just outside a bedroom window. What with the smell of roses and honeysuckle home is just a nice place to be.The bees are loving the honeysuckle . Next stop the beehive.

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I went to the Star in Harome yesterday lunchtime with Kate and her new beau.My complaint was that was so much on the menu to tempt me.The asparagus soup with cheese fritters lost by a short head to a posh ploughman's. Well it was only lunchtime.It was so generous in size twice as much as I could eat. They kindly let me bring the rest home and my mother really enjoyed her high tea of rare beef

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June- Wimbledon-strawberries. How we link things with together. Here you see I have been raiding my Dads garden yet again. Rhubarb, there is still an abundance of it which guests enjoy for breakfast with yogurt. Cabbage for Jacks supper. I am not a cabbage lover myself but then there is more for those who like it. Eggs -the hens are in multi drive at the moment so we have lots of fresh brown eggs

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Seem a long time since I have written my blog .Sorry folks but it has been busy here -Exhibition weekend at Ampleforth College brought parents from all over the globe. And then Daisy has had her puppies. Little dotty ones. In colour that is . Daisy kept us on our toes as she was 5 days late and finally in the early hours of Sunday morning she gave birth to 7. Both boys and girls in a range of

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As I said in my previous blog that I had been to visit the Museums in Ripon. I have been wanting to go to hear the Hornblower for such a long time. When you live on the door step so to say you never go. This was the ideal opportunity to do the two together.George Pickles is the Hornblower and a nice man he is too. Afterwards he hands out lucky wooden pennies and I was lucky enough to receive

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Three museums linked together right in the centre of town.There is the Workhouse Museum,The Prison and Police Museum and The Courthouse. Each has its own story. What is incredible other than I would vote it the best value ticket you could buy ,is that there are 120 volunteers.They work tirelessly to give people a look at Ripon and its Law and Order in Victorian times and a smell of carbolic

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and so are the cows. Silly isn't it what we learn in nursery rhymes. Little Boy Blue had his sheep in the meadows but his cows were in the corn.It would be "Quick get the vet out -the cows are blowing up". We would be very worried if the cows were in the corn. As green corn makes lots of inescapable gas and virtually the cattle would blow up. As a child I have seen the vet stick a knife

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Our Herriot Yorkshire Country Group held its AGM at the Rural Arts centre in Thirsk yesterday evening. Ian Ashton has worked so hard to get this off the ground to whom we should all be eternally grateful . On the "high table" along with him the ever efficient secretary taking notes one hunderd to the dozen.David Shields and Sean Murricane from Welcome to Yorkshire and last but not leaast Sam

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The last time we went to eat at the Fairfax Arms -known to locals as the Fax- must have been three years ago. So tonight I persuaded Jack that even though Cinderella did not want to go to a ball she didn't want to cook either. We ventured across the valley to Gilling East. It is sited in the middle of the village. A stream runs just in front of the front door so make a nice place to sit out on a

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It is surprising how many guests who stay with us ask to see our dogs. It is a regular occurrence that they go with Jack for a tour of the dogs.This is usually an after breakfast thing.Jack is able to answer their questions and tell them who is who. As we have puppies at the moment it is an added attraction. This morning was no different to any other. Here you see the guests enjoying the antics

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Year after year I drive past Shandy Hall and admire the clematis. It grows for ever upwards in an old tree. Looking like a flower variation from Jack and the beanstalk.Lawrence Sterne lived here in the 1700s when he was the Vicar of Coxwold.Between sermons he had time to write such classics as Tristam Shandy,Sentimental Journey and Letter to Eliza. I remember as a child going to visit "Mr

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Tuesday was Jacks birthday.I decided -for my sins as if I didn't have enough jobs to do- that I would invite a few old acquaintances over for supper to celebrate Jacks birthday. A few got to 20 plus. It was certainly a surprise as 4 hours before hand Jack didn't have a clue.It was all being got ready under his nose.I then started to lose things I had hiddena dn so I had to tell him. I think he

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Jack isn't one to stray far from home. When he was younger.he rode on point to point courses as far down country as Cheltenham. He was always glad to see the White Horse come into view. He knew he was nearing home.On the hillside high above Kilburn is our local landmark- a white horse carved into the limestone hillside. It can be seen for miles around.On a fine day it can be seen as far away as

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So where did the Prince fly off with his new bride to spend their weekend? For this young couple the world was their oyster. The tabloids said "spending their first married weekend in the UK". How wonderful to hear that they had chosen to do this.And even more so when we heard they had been in North Yorkshire. We fly the flag hard and proud for North Yorkshire and even more so now. The Royal seal

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What a day in history and what a wonderful dress. Sarah Burton should be very proud of herself for creating such a stunning wedding dress. Clever Kate and her Prince made for a very happy and historic picture.They have put the Great back into Britain. My visitors got into the swing of things as we treated them to champagne before breakfast. They donned their regal trimmings as you will see here.

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We have some guests staying from America to enjoy all the excitemnet of "the" wedding. One of the ladies handed me an envelope. Inside it contained "the" Invitation. Whether it had got hijacked enroute by the Obamas or it had got stuck to the envelope which was going to David Beckham I will never know. It now takes pride of place in our sitting room which we will now have to rename the drawing

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You will find Indigo 11 in Church Street in Helmsley. An amazing shop run by a very friendly Alex. She also has shops in Malton and Yarm. Her wares which are sourced from as far away as India and also just across the channel from France. With the chic that only France provides. Items you want to buy for the house,the garden,your best friend not forgetting yourself. Alex also has a thriving

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What wonderful weather we are having.The animals are now enjoying being out in the fields. Late lambs and newly born calves are in the field next to the house. Birds are busy building their nests. With a little help of an electric mother -the incubator -these little ducklings have hatched out. Easter is very busy around here as lots of people go to Ampleforth Abbey for services.I have been busy

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It is not often I venture out on the roads at weekends but I was looking for some plants for the garden. I headed to Thirsk as I knew it was market day. My first port of call was Hambleton Fresh Foods run by the Hebdon family.Philip and his wife Angela run the business now ,Philip being the 5th generation in the family business. They sell flowers ,plants and topiary bushes too. I came away with

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I spent an interesting evening meeting Marche Grundmann. She lives nearby in Oswaldkirk,her home an Aladdin's cave of home made treasures. She sells her creations-patchwork bags and throws,cushions and lavender bags.Vintage blankets are recycled and embroidery is painstaking done to make attractive hot water bottle covers,books covers,little hearts ,big hearts and a host of "i want " goodies.

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I usually do my weekly shop in Northallerton as I like the Greengrocers in the High street there.With 2 hours free parking too it helps and there are some really useful shops like Maxwell's the electric shop.Proper staff that are friendly and helpful greeting you as soon as you walk through the door. On the outskirts there is a real "farmers shop" which sells everything you could ever want called

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For one who is known to like her food, I was very disappointed that after the Y11 there wasn't a bun fight.With the grandiose of the Grand Opera House I had thought we would be well treated.Not a biscuit in sight never mind a bun. So after a spot of shopping and before a bigger spot of shopping Sue,Mary and I went to Harvey Nicks for our lunch. While we were waiting we were amazed to see this "

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Sue and I went to catch the train at Thirsk. Travel intercity like the men do to Y11, then shop the rest of day like women do. We met up at the station with Jessica Barker of Thief Hole Cottages who has some very swish 5 star self catering just down the road Small world that it is- her grandfather-in-law - father of David Barker- of show jumping fame lent me a pony when I was 18 months old. So

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Deer, yes little roe deer. About 8.20pm just as the light was fading I looked out of the window and saw the deer down near the garden gate.Armed with my camera I managed to take a photo of them.There are just above the gate in the field and between the hedge and the bush. I did film quite a bit more but it was coming in darker all the time it doesn't warrant you seeing them properly. The cat

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We have had llamas for 4-5 years now. It is quite normally to see them wandering about in the farmyard. I think they are the most snobbish animal on this planet. They are so aloof.Here you see she has gone for a walk in the daffodils I just hope she choose the grass rather than the flowers.

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For one who is well known for saying "I never buy flowers" Jack occasionally brings me flowers into the house. I suppose if I got them every week it wouldn't be special . Today I found a bunch of daffodils plonked in a jam jar on the table for me. There are the most amazing daffodils so I took this photo to show you . They are like double ones but with tissue paper like middles rather than

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We had the VisitEngland inspector to stay last night. This morning she happily awarded me 4 stars and I retained my breakfast award. Every year we always try to better the year before.The good news is the prices are still from £35pppn as we have maintained last years prices. Here are a few photos that managed to get me into the 4 star league.The inspector said that my unique selling point was

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Gone are the days when I used to party all day and all night. Then come home to cook breakfast. I think it was even harder this morning to cook the breakfast. Peg one of our little cocker spaniels part of the Cuckavalda Gundogs Team. decided to start having her pups just as we were thinking of going to bed. She produced 8 healthy not so little pups black,chocolate and lemon and white and one that

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Well what could I do but bake a cake for my Mum,Ruby Lupton, for Mothers Day.She didn't want a card as she had kept the one I got her last year with cats on as she liked it so much At 86 she works really hard and is always cooking dinners for all the men folk on the farm.Proper rice puddings -none of this stuff out of tins. She will not have a dishwasher but she have an automatic washing

Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast,Ampleforth,North Yorkshirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796511997037202600.post-46694752058077038652011-03-30T17:54:00.004+01:002011-03-30T18:14:52.905+01:00

On kind invitation from English Heritage the S.H.A [Scarborough Hoteliers Ass]and organised by Alison Barnes many members went along to a coffee morning. I am sure everyone had a good time despite the rain.Here you see Alison Barnes who is the hard working Secretary of the SHA and Mrs Brenda Frank braving the rain. For me it was interesting to look around the museum. I saw a canon ball which had

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Easter is just around the corner and as I was on my way to Scarborough I thougth I would pop into Chocolart . Chocolart has not only moved to bigger premises around the corner and is now at the top end of the market place in Pickering. It in a street called Bordgate and the man who owns it is called Mr Peacock.I am not one for change and was disappointed that they had left their quirky little

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..no help from the cat. Here you see her enjoying the sunshine stretched out in the summer house while we are debating how much spinach we will have to eat. We are getting spruced up for Spring and had some pebbles delivered this morning -all ten tonne of them .It is surprising that nearly every year we get a load like this to put on pathways and the walk round the house and they seem to get

Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast,Ampleforth,North Yorkshirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796511997037202600.post-26663654210835389802011-03-26T13:13:00.002Z2011-03-26T13:29:23.994Z

On Monday evenings at 8pm on ITV. A new 12 part series is going to start called THE DALES. It features farmers,vicars,vets and publicians as they go around their daily lives in the Yorkshrie Dales National Park.It is presented by Adrian Edmondson and the programme follows on from the success of the The Lakes.The programme is produced by Mark Robinson from Darlington.Lots of positive comments have

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My dad loves his garden and his greenhouse. Those who know him will know how ill he was a year ago. He is 89 in September and he is still supplying us all with what he grows. Today I was over there to get some rhubarb,And jolly good rhubarb it is. His potatoes are well up in the greenhouse and the mint already a couple of inches high. He grows his tomatoes from seed,there are onions,beans and

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Inflation,budget news and all the boring stuff -we have had enough of it. You will be glad to know we have not increased our prices for your holidays this year. We have also been busy joining forces with local businesses to strike deals for you. Whether it is 2-4 -1 offer,10% discount or even a free bottle of wine with your meal.These you will be able to find soon on a new page on the website.

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took place today at Thirsk. Chris Atkinson of Yorkshire Laundry very generously sponsored the event which saw a good turnout of attractions exhibitors from throughout Yorkshire. Gary Verity,David Shields,Ian Ashton and Sarah Barrowby were all there from Welcome to Yorkshire. Many thanks for my super pink mouse pad which is in use already.I am conscious of taking not too many brochures as they all

Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast,Ampleforth,North Yorkshirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796511997037202600.post-32622930553865947172011-03-23T08:24:00.003Z2011-03-23T08:59:29.870Z

.. and a great sigh of relief that THE new shower room is finally finished.It seems to have taken months in fact it has .I am really pleased with the results. I love the floor too it has underfloor heating and there is more room now so maybe you could swing a cat. Don't worry I will not be picking up Duchess our cat by her tail and trying. The flooring is down and a new carpet has been laid in

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