Kiftsgate Court Gardens
Just right down the road from Hidcote is Kiftsgate Court Gardens. This garden was created by Heather Muir beginning in the 1920s. Muir's daughter, Diany Binny, came to live at Kiftsgate in 1954. She would add the half-moon pool and redesigned the white garden. She also first opened the garden to the public. Today, the tradition continues as granddaughter Anne Chambers and her husband maintain the gardens. Heather Muir was a friend and neighbor of Hidcote's Lawrence Johnston (their houses are within one mile of each other), and he inspired her in the garden's design. However, the two gardens differ in character and have their own unique characteristics. While Johnston's garden is laid out in strict geometric lines, Muir took a more naturalistic approach. Muir added many heirloom shrub roses to the garden and is famous for the 'Kiftsgate' rose, which occurred from a seedling in the garden. Unfortunately, we were too early for the roses. There were a few like t...
OMG - it *can't* be that easy to make delicious fudge?!
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Sounds tasty -- dangerously so ;-)
I've been on a muffin-making binge myself -- cranberry muffins, blueberry muffins, mixed berry muffins, raspberry muffins and - the piece de resistance - banana-walnut muffins!
But with some leftover walnuts, your fudge recipe is sounding mighty tempting...
That recipe looks amazing, and very tempting..
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ReplyDeleteWow, that recipe sounds very easy and delicious. Perhaps I'll give my "stirring constantly" arm a break and try this instead. It also doesn't sound as sugary sweet as some fudge. Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteI found an easy one and an easy peanut butter one that my hubs has asked me to make about 5 times over the last 2weeks. quick and easy! Happy New Year!
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