Going Local: Buy British

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZV3Smpm7MrkMuVotokNibmH8nmk1WpNSwe5QJkT6JcZrh9bpBXEzpzzsmpPCbEIu8C8M1gpPEOPBmLc-zaY-QOXpQJIDFFeEB608hvsxQFxr6PBjZZLFlVf2pkBvT-HrHhvfnpwHy7Y/s1600/DSC_0036-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZV3Smpm7MrkMuVotokNibmH8nmk1WpNSwe5QJkT6JcZrh9bpBXEzpzzsmpPCbEIu8C8M1gpPEOPBmLc-zaY-QOXpQJIDFFeEB608hvsxQFxr6PBjZZLFlVf2pkBvT-HrHhvfnpwHy7Y/s640/DSC_0036-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Poppies Amongst The Wheat</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Driving through Kansas,<br />you drive countless miles before you see where one farm starts </div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and another begins</div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It feels very corporate</div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Yet in England, farms are small and family-run</div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">You easily see the walls or hedgerows that mark<br />where each farm begins and ends</div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCS4iNaQ2_0hP7aC_6byd1dB39dIhQ19w82lw0Jz4trJcEozdE1uGbKXmdm7zD-pHYF23cfMTKqd5CMsE_UV1DNkvbfENFMHEKToNFCecfEtAdl4HdJ8EgWSBoMRvBOGgjFox30kL5og/s640/DSC_0160-122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Cotswolds countryside with sheep, horses, and crops<br />(and rain)</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />There is tremendous encouragement to 'Buy British' and 'Grow Your Own'<br /><br />Clearly Will & Kate made an effort,<br />for an impressive number of Royal Wedding elements were British<br /><br />A supermarket giant, Waitrose, has a campaign to support British farmers<br />by offering what appears to be only British produce and meat when possible,<br />bringing the idea of global Fair Trade <i>to a local level</i><br /><br />This helps protect the countryside I have come to love<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And because so many things grow well here,<br />the country provides well for itself<br /><br />From beekeeping & henkeeping to gardening<br />many are doing it successfully on a smaller scale<br />in their backyard,<br />more widely than in the US<br /><br />***<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Time for another Post Of The Month Club day - yea! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It is a great way for you to promote your best work</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and meet other fantastic bloggers</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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Going Local: Buy British

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Casa de Praia em St. Barth

<div style="text-align: center;"><!--StartFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">O Arquiteto </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kang Chang da Kang Modern </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">projetu esta invejável casa no morro em St. Barts, com a ajuda do paisagísta Peter Walker and Partners, da PWP Landscape Architecture.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Um aglomerado de vilas discretas, dividido em um nível mais baixo para hóspedes e a sede no nível superior. Toda a casa com vista para o mar, além da piscina com fundo infinito, é claro.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Em tons claros e mobiliários em madeira dão um contraste perfeito para uma casa de praia.</span></div><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:13pt"><br /></span></span></span></span> <!--EndFragment--> </div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632158549327444546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvry-Mqog_WJUEbkbI9oMjPxfY8VxyskzCgcLB_X_EImfJxBjIEgT4mwutHN-KoAHnYvfvqooY2nEFDDPIioGcXu6I27BgDx7ZySJtaPU_NlH7adzt4TKC8OKyDUzYcw2te9YYPGSRyg/s400/01_charles-gwathmey-st-barts.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632157432449518354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPvyFb_mQ2E1mwaZ6g3L-ZaaZZPJOWfXqnR95IFTiqZ_iq-qrk47npttBeS6EfQDV-br8EeeNggQE5girbmu4gUAXrSYn64Q-KpEtZ4P331IW4AU9GhKBFgi-4xw4zr_D1tlZjTf6PmM/s400/Imagem+3.png" style="display:block; 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A Weekend In The Cotswolds

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am blessed with the dearest family </div><div style="text-align: center;">that is willing to go on another Mommy Adventure</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This time to the Cotswolds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6A99D7WFoAlDV_WjbrvWWyXb7TqYfZfccBRNPimZjPrhHqSjZUlpCBrfapYCsOE5fNaQxMnESB2ZHbXLYOzZ6-XPFIHXQQG1eJXtGCjrq2kybOkwMJKPjGWzB7ZPLuP5VVOwOMBFOTY/s1600/DSC_0155-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6A99D7WFoAlDV_WjbrvWWyXb7TqYfZfccBRNPimZjPrhHqSjZUlpCBrfapYCsOE5fNaQxMnESB2ZHbXLYOzZ6-XPFIHXQQG1eJXtGCjrq2kybOkwMJKPjGWzB7ZPLuP5VVOwOMBFOTY/s640/DSC_0155-3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Last Autumn we visited the Cotswolds region that spans 6 counties</div><div style="text-align: center;">for our fabulous Feather Down Farms tent-camp experience (<a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2010/09/muddy-boots-glam-ping.html">here</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This time we were back in search of a special <a href="http://www.ngs.org.uk/">NGS</a> Open Garden in</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashton under Hill in south Worcestershire</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd read about in my latest <a href="http://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/">The English Garden</a> magazine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavYUzMGnKz6JsGY0ax8CSrXwaT46Oo9tfwd-yZrEXflkhgZFeI4_xQn1D2o8KjNRW4N5TiVPc1yDHD3-p8cf50kDXelWinxbsByVS96ywwXsmWSVQzpva4WzNGM0AuwjNRqRT2PRYI3Q/s1600/DSC_0052-41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavYUzMGnKz6JsGY0ax8CSrXwaT46Oo9tfwd-yZrEXflkhgZFeI4_xQn1D2o8KjNRW4N5TiVPc1yDHD3-p8cf50kDXelWinxbsByVS96ywwXsmWSVQzpva4WzNGM0AuwjNRqRT2PRYI3Q/s640/DSC_0052-41.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home built of typical Cotswold limestone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is a rural area of quaint villages and farms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk273H68LqN9eNiU1PMHbU6ZEJQF8Dsf4uhpba_JkOJqtvDwOR9XBxFekIn95O8E4RPX1MOW5PVGQeikkRlsNfRmpigNAh2Fr06DwlZoC8zMzXVvs9E2H-dtx-Q6BcVT3BVT54Lg3riwg/s1600/DSC_0370-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk273H68LqN9eNiU1PMHbU6ZEJQF8Dsf4uhpba_JkOJqtvDwOR9XBxFekIn95O8E4RPX1MOW5PVGQeikkRlsNfRmpigNAh2Fr06DwlZoC8zMzXVvs9E2H-dtx-Q6BcVT3BVT54Lg3riwg/s640/DSC_0370-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical town from car window</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why go so far to see a garden, you ask?</div><div style="text-align: center;">{ I'd go farther actually }</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, the whole town of Ashton under Hill has pulled together for the past 33 years</div><div style="text-align: center;">to open private gardens to the public (24 gardens this year)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With more than a hundred people in the village involved,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you see folks selling tickets, ice cream, tea, & plants</div><div style="text-align: center;">and assisting with traffic and parking</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It really is a village-wide affair as a fundraiser</div><div style="text-align: center;">for their local church and community center</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't you just love it already?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIXeM5aQpDQp24AXdh9FAYQhOQUvWwKSW-x1pO1alTHRwWY0kqKosNPYQe2RaQChcwQcZLqkzBLzRHysIix6XfzJYWhXuKN6j0T21nS7dgFrQO-qHz-Lv_9Vw2TcviqV_DWq33zNC86I/s1600/DSC_0282-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIXeM5aQpDQp24AXdh9FAYQhOQUvWwKSW-x1pO1alTHRwWY0kqKosNPYQe2RaQChcwQcZLqkzBLzRHysIix6XfzJYWhXuKN6j0T21nS7dgFrQO-qHz-Lv_9Vw2TcviqV_DWq33zNC86I/s640/DSC_0282-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each garden was unique</div><div style="text-align: center;">ranging from formal gardens to meadows</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxpMwro-UJnbvOyQW73mOYCjx9bGhCb3UYxL7xZZFS6H4D_jimNLnvYQXP5xuNleyRLoCub63M6amOCIm8IHeX1TnpgHf2E5IrPmQIDk5VauPuLmrpQIcv46QxEijj5DxX6qq4vcYDtw/s1600/DSC_0294-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxpMwro-UJnbvOyQW73mOYCjx9bGhCb3UYxL7xZZFS6H4D_jimNLnvYQXP5xuNleyRLoCub63M6amOCIm8IHeX1TnpgHf2E5IrPmQIDk5VauPuLmrpQIcv46QxEijj5DxX6qq4vcYDtw/s640/DSC_0294-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Below) Curiously it seems common throughout England to buy a bag of compost or manure,</div><div style="text-align: center;">cut a hole and plant into it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VLnNvvwBdZV23nGI73UdGyuOwo89cIQNx4U3IROBOTxR9EPrJtvs7PtoemuG2LTsa8dLtr1XJndgEs0o1ys6yYr2rUo4kC9Uz6u7ZKB-EGyt2PIibIU1j3T8yoaMk2bbon4bWGzhsTk/s1600/DSC_0328-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VLnNvvwBdZV23nGI73UdGyuOwo89cIQNx4U3IROBOTxR9EPrJtvs7PtoemuG2LTsa8dLtr1XJndgEs0o1ys6yYr2rUo4kC9Uz6u7ZKB-EGyt2PIibIU1j3T8yoaMk2bbon4bWGzhsTk/s640/DSC_0328-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was most excited about this garden (below)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know if it is new, or just new to me</div><div style="text-align: center;">but these <i>swimming ponds</i> seem to be gaining popularity</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As it was explained to me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a California style swimming pool looks out of place in an English garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">but a pond's appearance can be enjoyed year-round</div><div style="text-align: center;">and fun for taking a dip when the weather is warm enough<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Water plants such as water lilies and iris flag are planted in an underwater shelf</div><div style="text-align: center;">Newts, dragonflies, and other creatures hangout at the pool</div><div style="text-align: center;">(no fish)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although there is filtration, there are no chemicals</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They say it is like swimming through fresh rainwater or milk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6caO9KEyuiP_SDGkKPPT711G24i9BS2GnqXfjiDTVJKVj8WS-CT5MEcmy3uK3yq-klUz7ZHHSemyUTyIvuyN2uNd9SO1pvhlBGyLl_cqikID9usntBk31175jcTHn703n3OWGHBWGzo/s1600/DSC_0334-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6caO9KEyuiP_SDGkKPPT711G24i9BS2GnqXfjiDTVJKVj8WS-CT5MEcmy3uK3yq-klUz7ZHHSemyUTyIvuyN2uNd9SO1pvhlBGyLl_cqikID9usntBk31175jcTHn703n3OWGHBWGzo/s640/DSC_0334-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artificial Swimming Pond</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sounds heavenly, and I love the look</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Sigh} It was such a perfectly perfect weekend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">filled with tadpole catching and delicious local food</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for coming along with me, my buttercups :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

A Weekend In The Cotswolds

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK I am blessed with the dearest family  that is willing to go on another Mommy Adventure This time to the Cotswol...

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