My old friend and colleague, John Burke, visited us during the Bank Holiday Weekend. It was the first time we had seen each other in over 10 years and as you can imagine, the conversation still hadn’t dried up when he left…….
John and his lovely wife, Fran, really enjoyed there stay and took the opportunity to tour the area, including Dulcote itself and Wells. His views on The White House and surrounding area can be found on his very amusing blog http://bispham2.blogspot.co.uk/
The weather was ho and sunny yesterday and I was delighted when one of our guests presented me with this beautiful line drawing of The White House, drawn from the summer house.
The sun is shining and the Bank Holiday is almost with us. Fingers crossed it stays this way although the forecast is good for the weekend with temperatures around 18 degrees for Saturday.
The Bishops Palace in Wells have a number of activities throughout the week, with a family activity day on 27th May and Children’s trails, Garden Games and Pond Dipping taking place throughout the week.
And for the adults, we have the first garden opening for the National Gardens Scheme: MILTON Lodge, in Wells, first opened in aid of the National Gardens Scheme in 1962, and opens for the first of three afternoons this season on Sunday, May 17, from 2pm to 5pm
Here at The White House we are looking forward to The Tour of Wessex Cycling Event which takes place over the Bank Holiday weekend. Starting from Somerton, this is one of the biggest multi stage cyclosportives in the World. We will be welcoming our maximum number of guests over the bank holiday weekend, and one of our guests will be taking part in the competition so we all wish her the best of luck
The renovations at The White House took their toll on Mags, our lovely black and white cat. She has been terrified to go outside for months and has needed a lot of love and attention to help her feel safe. It was such a joy this afternoon, not only to see her venture out into the sunshine but to climb the magnolia tree to get a better view of all the exciting sights in the garden. well done Mags
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he garden is awash with colour and the Clematis in our driveway is looking stunning….
The weather is quite stormy here in Dulcote today after a sunny May Day weekend and the house seems very quiet following the departure of all of our friends, family and guests. Not only did we have five of our closest friends and family staying with us but we also enjoyed the company of guests from Russia, London, Ipswich and Lincoln.
With 65th and 13th birthday celebrations, it was a great weekend and we’ve had our first wonderful reviews from our guests.
Our new piece of land at the back of The Old Barn is coming along nicely. Over the past week we have planted a wide range of fruit and vegetables in our kitchen garden including parsnips, carrots, broccoli, courgettes, pumpkin, spinach, peas, green beans, blueberries, cauliflower and beetroot. Our car park has been laid and all that is now needed is decorative topping, and we even have a piece laid to turf. Instant grass! And my daughter, Lucy, has also planted a wild flower garden.
Very much looking forward to watching all of the plants grow over the coming weeks.
We were delighted to welcome our first guests to The White House Bed and Breakfast on Saturday evening. The last couple of days have been disappointing in terms of weather following the recent warm spell, but we are back to sunshine today. Perfect for a trip to Glastonbury Tor to see the sun rise, which was on the itinerary for our guests today.
Good weather also for the Brimar Vintage and Classic car run at Clarks Village in Street. This charity event runs between 1pm and 4pm.