The long-awaited house-sit is finally
here. I've taken up residence in Higher Hurdsfield, Cheshire in a
charming house with a wonderful view of the countryside out of the
kitchen window. The homeowners, who already live in a little piece
paradise, have gone overseas for a change of scenery. My companions
for two and a half weeks are a sweet-tempered Labrador named Annie, a
cat, named Fennel, who I've only seen twice so far and five chooks
who are providing so may eggs that I'm thinking of getting a stall at
the Farmers' Market!
The countryside is green and lush even
though it's the middle of summer. There is a reason for that: rain.
I've been in Cheshire for five days and it has rained for some part
of each of those days. The previous four weeks were warm and sunny so
I have no complaints, and today the sun is shining, even in Cheshire.
Annie and I go for a walk each morning
and evening around the nearby lanes and fields, and cut some grass
for the chooks along the way. It's good to be in one place for a few
weeks, one doesn't feel the need to rush off each morning to fit a
whole county's worth of sightseeing into a few days.
I've spent part of a day cycling on a
Rail Trail, been to the wonderful mansion and 50 acre garden of
Tatton Park and visited the Wedgwood Museum, which will be the
subject of my next blog.
Higher Hurdsfield is only a stone's
throw from the Peak District National Park, the first of Britain's
National Parks to be preserved for the enjoyment of all. I drove
through this spectacular landscape on my way from Lincolnshire and am
looking forward to getting amongst those peaks now the weather seems
to be improving.
But for now, I must go and make
something containing eggs, preferably a lot of eggs. Anyone with a
good recipe for a 10-egg sponge, feel free to send it!
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