Wells Reindeer Parade

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My daughter and I took a stroll into Wells yesterday to see the Reindeer Parade.  We missed the event last year as we were frantically trying to complete renovations to the inside of The White House before Christmas and were keen to see it.

The streets were crowded with families and young children and the atmosphere was festive.  The town crier was in attendance with local dignitaries in a vintage car; a local brass band played carols; and they were followed by Santa pulled by his Reindeers.

Market traders were selling street food and it put everyone in the mood for Christmas.

We’ll definitely be going back next year!

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Wells Cathedral School: Les Mis

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Last night The White House went to see the Wells Cathedral School production of Les Mis at Stroud Theatre  in Street.

What a performance! – This was not typical of a school production and would not be out of place in London’s West End.  The audience agreed and gave a standing ovation to the cast, crew and orchestra, all of whom were students at the school.

It would be impossible to pick out two or even three outstanding performers, and I wasn’t alone wiping away tears at the end.

Unsure if it is too late to book tickets but if you can manage to catch a performance, I can guarantee this will be the Christmas treat you will remember above all others.

http://www.strodetheatre.org.uk/whats-on/view/les-miserables-school-edition/

Random Thoughts…..

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I was chatting to Rod in the car the other day while charging my iPhone in the pod deck.  He realised the music playing was coming from my iTunes playlist and suddenly started to giggle.

When he finally managed to talk again he relayed a story he had heard on the radio.  The story set me off too so thought you would like me to share – see if you can guess what comes next……

A couple were listening to an audio book while travelling and found it really hard to follow the story line.  They finally agreed it was the most complex plot ever and eventually switched it off as it was just impossible to understand.

It was only later they realised they had their device on shuffle 🙂

Scruffy pups…….

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What a difference a day makes – or more accurately a three hour appointment at the Puppy Beauty Parlour…….

Granted Bob has been digging in the vegatable patch in pouring rain in the “before” picture, but he was SOOOO scruffy we were embarrassed to drop him off for his wash and trim.

Anyway, the lady did a great job and he came back looking fantastic!

Christmas Shopping in Wells

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Now that Carnival is over we are all getting into the festive spirit here at The White House.  My daughter Lucy spent yesterday afternoon wrapping her gifts (wish I was as organised……) and we are all looking forward to going into Wells for a little late night shopping on the 3rd December.

As well as Mulled Cider and Street Food, more than 80 traders will stay open for the event with lots of them offering discounts on their usual prices.

Wells Carnival

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The Carnival is almost on us and we all have our fingers crossed that today’s downpour stop in time!

Taking the children to school this morning the A371 from Wells back up to Dulcote is already closed and the enormous floats are already lined up.  The result was a school traffic jam that emulated Fulham, but the floats look fantastic.

Such a shame that I’ll miss it this year (business trip to Brighton) but I’m sure the rest of The White House will be there to enjoy it.

Wells Carnival

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I can’t believe its been a year since we attended our first Carnival and yet the 20th November is now looming large.

For those of you who haven’t yet experienced a Somerset carnival, I would definitely recommend you come along.  It is a huge event with enormous floats (a mix of dancing and tableaux) and interspersed with street performers all winding their way slowly through the medieval streets of Wells.  Costumes are amazing and the amount of effort that goes into each float is unbelievable.  All for charity, make sure you bring along plenty of pennies to throw into the collection vehicles and to find out more and see a video of last year’s carnival, visit http://www.wellssomerset.com/search/entry1045_somerset_carnivals_the_wells_carnival.html

Unfortunately The White House Bed and Breakfast is full for the event but please don’t let that stop you……..

 

Frome Independent and Country File

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Just found out that the Countryfile team recently filmed at the Frome Food Assembly to highlight local food in the town. 

The Food Assembly, which has over 800 members, and over 20 food producers delivering food to the local community each week, has also won the Best British Food Initiative at the BBC Food and Farming Awards this year.

I’ve spoken about Frome Independent in the past and it remains a favorite day out for us all at The White House.  The street food is delicious, and the market is superb.

The next event is on 6th December, (find out more at http://www.thefromeindependent.org.uk/), just in time to collect all of our favourite treats in time for Christmas and the Countryfile episode will be aired on 15th November.

Thankless tasks……..

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photo (2)Autumn is here with a vengence. The nights are drawing in and it seems strange to be preparing supper each evening with the normally beautiful view of the garden masked by complete darkness.

While the treees are stunning and a mass of yellow and russet tones, collecting the leaves is a thankless task. It doesn’t matter how often we tidy up, we get up the next morning and the grass is completely covered again.

Last year, we had to ignore this as we were up to our neck in renovating the property and the lawns suffered greatly as a result. This year however, we can’t afford to ignore and so we’ll just have to keen raking……………..

Our swinging sign is finally here!

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IMG_2100We have finally managed to find a way around the problems signposting The White House, given that we can’t, due to our listed status, have any decent signage attached to the house.  And so hopefully, our bed and breakfast guests will no longer find it a problem to find us in the dark.

Bob insisted on getting in on the picture, what a poser……..