Lacock (Wiltshire, England)
After leaving Special Plants Nursery , we headed to Lacock, an English village that is virtually locked in time and owned by the National Trust. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and many of the town's structures were built in the 14th century. The village has been used for many film locations, including some of the Harry Potter f ilms, Downton Abbey , Pride and Prejudice , Cranford , etc. In addition to the residences (I cannot imagine living there with all the tourists), there were many gift stores, pubs, church and best of all, a chocolate shop. I had a delicious traditional sausage roll. St. Cyriac's Church - (Visited May 9, 2025) Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Your yule log looks so pretty. New decorations to begin a new tradition. Blessings and Merry Christmas to you and Michael.
ReplyDeleteThat Buche looks gorgeous and delicious ! We had a little treacherous walk today , it was nice to be out for a bit of air... and so quiet out . Merry Christmas !
ReplyDeleteThis post is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe Flicker is beautiful, but the hummer looks kinda sad in the snow. I'm sure he/she is happy that at least there is some warm, unfrozen sugar water to drink!
Merry (white) Christmas! :)
Dear Phillip, your snowed in garden looks so pretty! I do feel sorry for the hummingbird, though. Will it have a chance to survive?
ReplyDeleteThat Buche de Noel is something else! I might have to try your recipe. I love the cake decoration. Very unique and charming!
Can't believe that Christmas is almost over. Hope you guys savor the last moments. Merry Christmas to you and your partner!
Warm regards,
Christina
Christina, the Anna’s hummingbird does indeed survive the winter here. How they do it - I don’t know.. They were here last winter and it was an unusually harsh one.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you both! Your garden looks beautiful frosted with snow. Speaking of frosting, the Buche de Noel looks divine!
ReplyDeleteThe Buche de Noel looks heavenly! Gorgeous picture of the flicker.
ReplyDeleteLove your pics of the Log. Sorry I just have to call it that. My grandson loves this & has always since he was old enough to say it has asked for a log cake at Christmas.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics Phillip. What kind of camera are you using?
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have a Nikon 5100.
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