tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post4797797233508135490..comments2024-03-26T06:45:32.717+00:00Comments on Circle of the Year: Two Cotswold VillagesRowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-42391590938238324932015-08-31T12:51:08.989+01:002015-08-31T12:51:08.989+01:00I used to pass through Upper Slaughter quite often...I used to pass through Upper Slaughter quite often and really these Cotswold villages are just lovely. A pity that the tea room doesn't keep the mill wheel working. I know it's expensive but surely that is the point of the place. In Boston in Lincs there is a place called the Maud Foster windmill which grins the flour for the fantastic cakes etc. that the shop sells. Do recommend a visit if you are in that part of the world.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-8945014008630210192015-08-30T23:39:41.235+01:002015-08-30T23:39:41.235+01:00Reading your post here bought back many happy memo...Reading your post here bought back many happy memories of time spent in the Cotwolds many years ago ... thank you.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-73283686017914217352015-08-30T14:46:05.459+01:002015-08-30T14:46:05.459+01:00You've certainly been visiting some of our fav...You've certainly been visiting some of our favorite places. Mac has done several drawings of the church at Upper Slaughter, one of his favorites and I've sat on painted by the ford. Love your photos.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-76452191530125993202015-08-28T09:17:00.583+01:002015-08-28T09:17:00.583+01:00Lovely post - I was very surprised recently to lea...Lovely post - I was very surprised recently to learn that many villages near here were in detached parts of Worcestershire till the 1840s when someone decided to sort it all outDd Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011075528260586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-68806879806359480572015-08-28T07:28:04.399+01:002015-08-28T07:28:04.399+01:00Thanks for the information Sarah - I've amende...Thanks for the information Sarah - I've amended the text under the photo. You are so fortunate to have the farm in such a beautiful place. What a coincidence about Childswickham - maybe we are related:) Probably not though as I doubt that my family had the money for memorials and headstones!Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-20906568076701729772015-08-28T03:06:58.174+01:002015-08-28T03:06:58.174+01:00How wonderful....through your great pics, I feel a...How wonderful....through your great pics, I feel as if I am there. Has been years since I have been across the Pond....Thank you so much.Tristan Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000390328116632297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-22671557156181003162015-08-28T00:02:38.948+01:002015-08-28T00:02:38.948+01:00What a shame you didn't let me know when you w...What a shame you didn't let me know when you were visiting the Slaughters, Rowan - our farm is just outside Upper on the way to Lower Swell! The Manor House at Upper is still privately owned and was once the home of the Slaughter family who were the original Lords of the Manor. The hotel of the same name was originally the rectory, home to Rev Witts, who took over the role of Lord of the Manor in the early 19th century after the Slaughter family had all gone to the US. His diaries of life at that time are fascinating. The next rectory is the house at the end of the drive in your photo by the ford. I used to teach the adopted daughter of the owners piano when I was 17. The rectory is now in Lower Slaughter and the female incumbent is Rural Dean. The rector for Upper lives in Bourton. She took my mother's funeral and her little sister was my first piano pupil! Small world.Sarah Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975928642943693605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-25366807438823973992015-08-27T09:54:27.778+01:002015-08-27T09:54:27.778+01:00Such pretty villages in the Cotswolds. There used...Such pretty villages in the Cotswolds. There used to be a TV advert in the 60's about 'trying your brakes' after driving through the water!Lynda (Granny K)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00769451312708886145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-24618921645809907662015-08-27T08:32:41.715+01:002015-08-27T08:32:41.715+01:00It's a lovely part of the country with many in...It's a lovely part of the country with many interesting nooks and crannies away from the "honey-pots". Back in the days when I used to lead mountain walking holidays I was asked if I would mind leading some low-level walks in the Cotswolds. Somehow I managed to get lost in Bourton-On-The-Water - every time I hear the name of that place I'm filled with embarrassment! John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-56987425845055435652015-08-27T08:21:12.753+01:002015-08-27T08:21:12.753+01:00Very quickly catching up with your posts, but deli...Very quickly catching up with your posts, but delighted to see you blogging again. Enjoyed reading about Amelia. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107840136390756853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-17910337541339437262015-08-26T21:45:24.221+01:002015-08-26T21:45:24.221+01:00Two lovely villages. It's so much better to g...Two lovely villages. It's so much better to get off the tourist trail and see something different although the water mill looks lovely from the outside I guess it was quite busy and commercial inside and the prices for tea would reflect that:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-19112071304831146262015-08-26T20:34:45.592+01:002015-08-26T20:34:45.592+01:00What a pretty place! I've done a few bits of t...What a pretty place! I've done a few bits of the Cotswolds (My first inlaws lived in Broadway!) but never actually been to the Slaughters. I'm very fond of Bourton on the Water and have very fond memories of the model village from my childhood. The History Anorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718067264562106116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-28013232435012710322015-08-26T19:58:02.052+01:002015-08-26T19:58:02.052+01:00Hi Rowan,
Your posts, I must say, are so inspiri...Hi Rowan, <br /><br />Your posts, I must say, are so inspiring. There is so much beauty here and so much calmness and rest which speaks to my very soul.<br /><br />Beautiful!<br /><br />Barb Barb https://www.blogger.com/profile/03410036713000396886noreply@blogger.com