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Thursday 24 October 2013

Vintage Adventures in Maud...


My folks were here this weekend some adventures were planned...
On Saturday I sadly forgot to take my camera...

First stop taking some of fallen apples to a Community Apple Juice making/ remainder being left for cider at Maybush Copse

Then into Chichester for a nosey around the Oxmarket Gallery then onto a Wessex Guild of Craftsmen event in Lavant...
By now I was shattered so I drove up the road and down a long track to the lovely pub where my folks could have some late lunch and I could crash out in Maud.

A little walk then home to bed for me!!

Sunday, dosed up with migraine tablets, camera and picnic packed... we squeezed back into Maud again and I drove to Manor Farm...
Now for those of you who don't know it is where  BBC2 series The wartime farm was filmed.

We had a look in the 1270's Chapel


























And into the Farm Yard...









Lovely vintage tractors





































One hour old piglets and mum...




















Now at this point the heavens opened  again, we rushed inside and in my haste I forgot to take a photo of the actual house... drat so here's the one on the web taken on a sunny day...





















Into The Manor Farmhouse lovely and warm...
First the Scullery...





























In the kitchen Sunday lunch was being prepared on the most fantastic range...















A peek  into the larder revealed... roasted pea skins amongst other goodies...
















In the sitting room





























Then upstairs...
























Lots of beautiful rag rugs... actually the bedroom were much bigger than I expected, no fires upstairs... but a rather large stuffed dog!


















































Next door the workers cottage is set in 1940's even down to the music playing...
but that will have to wait till next time...


This week I treated myself to two books both come highly recommended...













































and a book that I know many of you already have...




















I'm still recovering from my weekends adventures so not up to much, I've been undoing found woolies so I can reuse the wool to make something lovely to wear... and resting but tomorrow I must make quince and apple jelly...

Wishing you a lovely weekend...
There's a local Vintage Bazaar and Swapshop here on Saturday if I can muster the energy!!




7 comments:

  1. So interesting and lovely tour! Life in ancient times was so substential...
    Good luck with your jellies!

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  2. Well done Maud, and you take it easy too. Manor Farm looks worth the trip..it's VVN on Sat if your feeling better. Best wishes from EE xx

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  3. What an utterly perfect weekend, apart from the migraine. I love the rag rug.

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  4. That book by Eloise Renouf certainly looks worth looking out for, thank you. Seems I'm not the only one who has to take along a packet of migraleve tablets If they're going anywhere exiting just in case, shame isn't it. Great photos, looked like a great day out.

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  5. Dear Cass,

    Thank you for your sweet words on my blog. They helped to ease the pain a little. I enjoyed seeing you photo's of Manor Farm. I can remember watching it on TV now and then.

    Love the book you bought with drawings. It's the sort of book I like as well.

    Sorry to hear about your migraine. Hope it doesn't happen too often.

    Take care!

    Madelief x

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  6. This looks wonderful - we MUST visit!

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  7. What fantastic photographs! I'd like to move straight in! Hope you're feeling better x

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