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Love and kisses at Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . .

New bedding for our gorgeous guests at Lavender cottage . . . . . . . .

It's a design by Emma Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Love and kisses" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .

Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Just look at our Gorgeous Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

January . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is a perfect time to visit . . . . .  .

It was fresh!! . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and our walk on the beach was fresh too!! . . . . . . . . . . .

But Winston didn't mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

But this was a working visit to Lavender . . . . . . . . .

The bedroom needed freshening up . . . . .

So I turned to my weakness for Farrow and Ball paint . . .

And we got painting . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .

Just the same . . . . . . . .  . . but FRESH!!!

And just a few . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

hearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Well you can never have too many hearts . . . . . . . . . . .

In a romantic cottage like Lavender can you . . . . . . . . .?

Special treats for Lavender Cottage . . . . . . .

 
After what seems like a lifetime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JBC and I finally got to go to Lovely Lavender Cottage . . . .

We had been away for far too long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lavender has been very busy this year . . . . . . . . .

with lots of gorgeous guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

So it was time for Lavender to have a few new treats . . . . . . . . . .

Everyone deserves a treat now and again . . . . . . . . . . . .

But first . . . the garden needed some attention .  . . . . . .

 
As you couldn't get down the path !!!

Ah that's better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
A new plant for the basket outside the front door . . . . . .

 
and some lavenders for the pots . . . . . . . . . .

 
Even a treat for the birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
a new ribbon for the driftwood door wreath . . . . . . . . . .

 
and a new doormat to "Welcome" all our guests . . . . . . . . . .

 
Well that's the outside treated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Now let's go inside and see the new treats there . . . . . .

A lovely new cushion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
A gorgeous wooden dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and a shiny red, new kettle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and toaster . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and we now have a good selection of cookbooks too . . . .

 
And after all that gardening  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .

and spring cleaning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and "Special treating" of Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . . . . .

What did we do . . . .  . .  . ?

 
I think that was a working holiday !!!

No rest for the wicked eh?

 

 

Happy anniversary at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lovely Lavender Cottage

 
What better way to celebrate our wedding anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nineteen years together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

a long weekend at lovely Lavender Cottage 
Heart's are everywhere at Lavender Cottage . . . . . . .  .

 
Just lovely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .

 
Lovely Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Is it me . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Is it me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Or does your summer holiday seem as if, it happened . . . . .

years ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ice creams with raspberry sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Beach donkeys with hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?

 
Lovely, lovely Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

I love the seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

but the summer does seem a long time ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A little bit of R + R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We  . . . . . .  . . . . . . have had a short break

at lovely, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lovely,  . . . . . . . . . .

 Lavender Cottage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .

We had some R + R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

 
Toasted our toes in the sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

threw some sticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

After all it wouldn't really be proper . . . . . . . . . R + R . .  .

If we didn't throw sticks . . . . . . . . . . . .

Could you resist this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

 
I don't know where he get's it from . . . . . . .

or who taught him  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to do that!!

Then we popped into Whitby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

for some of these . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mmmmmmmmmmmm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  yum . . . . . . . . . . .

 

Yum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

And finally . . . I can't go . . . . .  . without showing you,

the most beautiful picture of my boy  . .  . . . Winston . . . . . . .

What do you think? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gorgeous eh?

 

 

Fingers crossed with Romantic Retreats . .

I wanted to tell you all about a great website I have discovered,

called  Romantic Retreats . . . . . . . . . . . it takes all the hassle away

from finding somewhere gorgeous to stay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The couple set up their own website, after trying to book a romantic retreat,

they found it soul destroying trawling through . . . . . . . . . . 

the mountain of very drab cottages!!

 
It has loads of beautiful cottages, on the website,

including a cottage called . . . . Moorland View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

which was featured in this months, "English Home" magazine . . . . . . . . . . .

it is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  very, very, gorgeous!!

 
The good news is that the lovely people at, the Romantic Retreats website

have just agreed to take our gorgeous Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . . . . 

 onto their website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 
Fingers crossed for a successful partnership!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Have a great long weekend . . . . wherever you are staying . . . . . .  . . . . .

Witts End . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
We love Witt's End Cafe at Sandsend, near Whitby . . . . . . .

We love to walk along the beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
I love the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I was brought up by the sea,

I had a sea view when I was a  kid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I love to pick up a pebble  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or two . . .

 
Then we love to go to Witt's End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
The log burner warms you up after the bracing walk,

It's dog friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and the full English is to die for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whatever you're doing this weekend, make sure you don't

get to your WITT'S END !!. . . . . . . . .  .Hee . . . Hee . . . . .

Soooooooooh funny!!

Lovely, Lovely, Lavender Cottage . . . . .

 
We were lucky enough to have a couple of days away at our gorgeous,

LAVENDER COTTAGE this weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It snowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I haven't seen Lavender in the snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lovely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We walked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . our favorite . . . . . .Sandsend.

Breathtaking . . . .  in more than one sence of the word!!

And walked here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Winston had his stick . . . . . . which he carried everywhere . . .

 Even when we saw this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We discovered this wonderful secret and ate there stunning food, yummy!! 

And we ate here   . . . . . . . . . . . .food with good friends always tastes great

but how lovely to be able to return to Lavender Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 and JUST toast our toes.

 

Stop Press . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Stop Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gorgeous journalist . . . . . . Hazel . . . . . . . . . . . .

Telephoned me this morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

To tell me which house magazine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
was going to feature our gorgeous . . . . . . . . . . . . Lavender Cottage

It's very exciting . . . . . . I am thrilled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Country Homes and Interiors . . . . . . . . . Autumn 2010 . . .

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!