Hello folks - it's been a long while since I posted. Autumn is so beautiful this year - a wet October but lovely colours abound going into November. 

 

Hi
What a wet winter we have had. Lots of books have been read, lots of old films watched and lots of wool knitted and crocheted.

 You have to make the most of the quiet wintertime. The earth is asleep and the rest well earned.
St Valentine's Day today - but I look for snowdrops not roses.

Lovely roast beef for dinner and blackcurrant crumble for pudding - lovely to have these things in the freezer, making these things and popping them in the freezer to be enjoyed in the depths of winter, delicious.

Have you read this?  If not you must, my sister has recently discovered Daphne Du Maurier and I am lending her these - she is a very slow reader, bless her so in the meantime I read it again and had a spare afternoon to watch the film.

20th Century Fox 1952

  A testament to how well this is written is that still, after all these years I cannot make my mid up whether Rachel was guilty or not!

The film starred Richard Burton, he looks so young, it was his first screen role and Rachel played by Olivia de Havilland. The casting director made a perfect choice in her for this. .

By the way Olivia's sister was Joan Fontaine who played the role of the second Mrs De Winter in the film "Rebecca" also starring Lawrence Olivier - and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

 "Rebecca" of course being the most popular of all Daphne Du Maurier's novels and a much loved film by many people.

this is mis-shapen (but lovely) red Cedar

and this is a Goat Willow - I have never seen nor heard of this before - shall look it up. and also revisit this tree later in the year when in leaf. but isn't it a wonderful shape even though it is bare.

 

March at last and it came in very much like a lion !

Till next time

Angela x

Foxes, foxes everywhere - two asleep and one playing cricket !

This taxidermy fox is in the foyer of The Inn at Whitewell, a beautiful old inn by the side of the river within the Trough of Bowland, Lancashire.

and these winter companions look as if they wanted me to let them in.
Angela x

Lovely autumn colours

Bess loves walking in any weather and any season,

lots of berries on this branch !!
I will add more photos soon
Angela

Hello folks
Have just bought this lovely old tin - it even still has it's original key.

Then I remembered I hadn't watched the film "Gone to Earth"  starring the very beautiful Jennifer Jones, for quite some time so settled down over the weekend to watch it again. I do love this film despite the sad ending - the original book it is based on is of the same title by Mary Webb. If you love a good tale and all things country try and get a copy of the book it's wonderful.

October is here again but we have had mainly warm and slanting sunny days - perfect methinks. Due to the hot dry summer we have had the leaves have stored up lots of sugars so we can expect deep autumn colours on the leaves before they drop.
My tulip tree always goes a fabulous bright, golden yellow - but this year it is now going a rich copper-yellow - absolutely stunning. It is now around forty foot high - and to think I brought it as a little three foot tree home in my car maybe twelve or so years ago!
Happy and Mellow Autumn to you
Angela x