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Another Mother’s Son

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Filming has once again taken place in Wells with Another Mother’s Son being shot in the market square and town hall.  Ronan Keating (Boyzone) stars alongside John Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Jenny Seagrove

The story is a true story about a lady called Louisa Gould who lived on Jersey during the second world war and takes in an escaped Russian prisoner of war.

It was very strange to see the Nazi flags flying and German soldiers instead of the Christmas decorations and market traders but all is now thankfully back to normal!

The White House is preparing for a very merry Christmas…..

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The children have now finished school and my daughter and I spent a happy afternoon yesterday bottling the Sloe Gin and Plum Brandy we have been lovingly nurturing since picking the fruit in the Autumn.

At the time it seemed such a long time until Christmas but all of a sudden it is almost with us.

Of course Rod and I had to try them both out, and we still have the Blackberry Vodka to bottle so all set for a very merry Christmas…..

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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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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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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……..

 

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……………..

Would you believe it….

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At the beginning of this month I wrote about the Dinder Flower and Produce show and our haul of prizes.  Well, a funny thing happened in the hairdressers earlier this week……..

I was in The Cutting Bay  in the centre of Wells (well recommended if you can excuse the pun)enjoying a chat with my lovely hairdresser Vicky when she asked me if I had entered anything in the show.  I very proudly mentioned I’d won first prize for my Victoria sandwich cake and she suddenly stopped cutting and said in a shocked voice “IT WAS YOU!!!!!!!!”.  Turning to her partner she repeated “IT WAS HER!!!!!!”.

Turns out Vicky has won first prize for her Victoria sponge cake for the last three years and I knocked her off the top spot.

Luckily I came home without green hair and after a laughing conversation about the British Bake Off we agreed we would be creating weird and wonderful show stoppers next year to try to out do each other.  Bring it on…….

Autumn in Dulcote

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Although today is the first day in October, the sun has finally decided to shine on us her at The White House and we are enjoying balmy days although the temperature is beginning to dip in the evenings.

Reading the latest edition of Somerset Life there is an article focusing on Autumn days out and its good to see Bishops Palace within their recommendations.  With 14 acres of gardens and our famous springs that give Wells its name, it makes a great day out.  And if you are lucky you might even see the swans ringing the bell for food.  My daughter Melanie and I were lucky enough to see this last summer and there’s a great clip on you tube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stGckjlM2tU so that you can see what you are missing……

Wells Food Festival

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Wells Food Festival returns on Sunday 11th October. This annual event grows every year and last year attracted 7,500 visitors to Wells.

This year, with over 100 producers and street food vendors, the Festival includes an Artisan Market, street food stalls and a family marquee as well as activities; debate; and “The Soup” in Bishops Barn; and a pop up tea room in the Town Hall.

Here at The White House we can’t really get our heads around the fact that a full year has gone by, it seems only a short while ago that we were wandering around the delights of the Festival last year.

Definately worth a visit and I’d be delighted to hear from any of you who have visited the Festival in the past.

Jam making at The White House

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The weather here at The White House Dulcote seems very Autumnal and at the weekend our thoughts turned to jam making.  Our shelves are now groaning with Blackberry jam following my foraging trip with my good friend Ros (and more later about her bravery when Bob attracted the attention of a fieldful of young cows…..)

Sunday saw us turn our attention to the ancient plum tree in the kitchen garden and I’m pleased to report that the jars of plum jam have now joined the blackberry ready for our next guests to arrive and taste them.

Lucy and I gathered a huge basketful from the lower hanging branches with the aid of a step ladder but we had to enlist Rod and a lacrosse stick to reach higher hanging fruit.  Me thinks he enjoyed hitting me on the head with a load of plums just a little too much…………………