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On the 2nd June 1840, ThomasHardy was born in the family cottage that his great-grandfather had built in 1800. This area was then an isolat...

A warning - mine appears to be in terminal decline and may have to go in and hopefully have its innards unblocked, so if I suddenly go silen...

When you have a lasting friendship with someone, you cannot help but be drawn into their lives. Their history becomes your history, in part...

Here is the path through Thorncombe Woods, bejewelled with bluebells, which leads you to Thomas Hardy's cottage. You could FLOAT on that...

Probably NOT witch marks, more like a builder's "aide memoire" a couple of hundred years back. Above: possible "Witch mar...

During the recent sunny weather, my husband and I had a wander up the valley. This oak tree doesn't look very impressive, but the very ...

The first roses of summer - flowering on May Day! SO early. This is Roserie de l'Hay and a must for any garden. Roserie de l'Hay f...