Friday, February 3, 2023

A CHANGE OF PACE...


I have my dear other half to thank for finding this picture online.  I lived in the village from 1965 to 1975.  The artist is Hazel Brown and it is what it looked like in 1899.  I can honestly say that though the village has grown since then, this particular area hasn't changed at all.  

On our trip back several years ago, we visited the pub for lunch (the building on the right). A familiar sight from my time living there, was of a local farmer coming in to enjoy his pint in the evening, while his two collies lay in front of the open fire. I can almost feel the warmth of it as my memories travel down these country lanes.   

The last time Gregg and I were there, from the pub we walked a short distance to the church where we were married, and where our son was eventually Christened. 

The field with the gate is where they held the Apple Pie Fair every year, an event where my friends and I would meet and enjoy the festivities.  The fair always attracted quite a crowd.  

I loved the village, still do, and I thank you for visiting and sharing memories of my time there.

I hope your day is a great one.





42 comments:

  1. Oh,what a lovely English village! It is just perfect! So what brought you both here?

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    1. Gregg was USN on an exchange tour with the Royal Navy. I lived near the sea. We met and here I am 47 years later living in Virginia. Short version Ginny :)

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  2. What a beautiful place - and precious memories.

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  3. That's interesting how the parts you enjoyed were still in place from their previous times. I'm not sure there are too many places in the U.S. that have stayed the same as long as spots in the UK. Linda in Kansas

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    1. There are many of these small villages that have been untouched Linda. The outskirts are added onto but the nucleus always remains relatively untouched, thankfully :)

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  4. The painting is of soft tone with a relaxing feel

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  5. How pretty and sweet that scene is, a delight to have lived there way back.

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  6. What a charming picture. It looks like a lovely village.

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    1. Thank you Ann, I enjoyed living there very much.

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  7. What a picture postcard village! So lovely!
    hugs
    Donna

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    1. Thank you Donna, it was a real gift to live there.

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  8. What a lovely find for you! It is delightful!

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    1. Thank you Jenn, it certainly was and I am so glad to have found it again :)

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  9. Hello,
    It is awesome what you can find on the internet, The painting and village are lovely.
    Take care, have a great day and happy weekend!

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    1. It certainly is Eileen, I agree. Thank you, you have a great day and happy weekend also :)

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  10. My wife finds that her village is not recognizable . She left in 53.

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    1. Sorry to read that Red. I didn't know your wife left in 1953. Maybe you will write her story one day :)

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  11. I could almost imagine the fire, the farmer and his dogs.

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  12. I want to go there right now! Love your village, Denise. Let's meet at the pub...

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  13. Its beautiful and I recently went to old post cards to see what my home town looked like when I was a child, found lots of post cards with old Savannah Ga. I am glad you told us about the fenced area with the gate, I wondered if it was for cattle or horses,.

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    1. I've driven through Savanna Sandra, it's a beautiful city! It's interesting but I don't remember any animals being in that field. Maybe for a crop? Not sure who owned it. You've set me thinking :)

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  14. Going back in time with no change, is marvelous. (I also liked your reminiscing of meeting your husband yesterday...for Ginny's reply).

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    1. Glad you enjoyed my memories Anni, thank you :)

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  15. That's beautiful Denise, many thanks for sharing the picture and your memories :)

    All the best Jan

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    1. You are very welcome Jan and thank you :) All the best to you too!

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  16. Lovely scene! Thank you for sharing your memories.

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    1. Hi Linda, glad you enjoyed them and you are very welcome :)

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    1. I thought so too, and exactly like I remembered it. Thank you Christine :)

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  18. That is the loveliest painting. I wish I had the skill to create a scene so lovely. And how meaningful for your husband to have found it.

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    1. Thank you Jeanie, and yes indeed. I wish I had it hanging up on my wall, but I do have one of the village hanging over our fireplace, taken as though looking down from the hill :)

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  19. How wonderful, Denise, that Gregg found this lovely reminder of your childhood home. The scene is exactly what I could picture for an English village as I have watched far too many old films.

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    1. Thank you Dorothy, he has always been interested and has several places on Instagram that show such things. I'm always happy when he passes them along. I feel blessed to have married an Anglophile :)

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