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David is once again wheelding the shovel! He has finished rendering the stables for our horse holiday guests, but is now shovelling snow to make sure everyone can reach the front doors of our cosy log cabins ready for their relaxing Christmas holiday. We haven't had as much snow here in Derbyshire as elsewhere, but still plenty for sledging and snow ball fights. It is fabulous with the snow glistening in the glorious sunshine! If you haven't had time to make your Christmas cake yet, don't worry! Try this excellent last minute recipe below:...
Animals do the naughtiest things! Those guests who have stayed with us will know Robbie the cheeky 12 hand Welsh Mountain pony. Well guess where I found him this morning? Grazing contentedly on the grass outside the cabins - the mystery of it all is how he got out of the paddock leaving the other two horses behind and apparently locking the gate behind him ?? He has always been a bit of an escape artist, but this was more like Hudini! However that was not the naughty bit - once out he decided to raid the rubbish bin and was spotted by guest...
The Peak District is steeped in history and as I found out the other evening some of the tales concern ghostly goings on! It was a beautiful sunny evening as we arrived in the quaint market town of Bakewell for a ghost walk led by local historian Nicky Crewe. Although I have visited Bakewell many times, as it is one of the largest local farmer's markets where we often send our animals , I discovered back street alleyways and courtyards that I was totally unware of, and of course what made it all the more fascinating was the many ghost...
Yum... very, very tasty! Yes, it's official, the delicious melt in the mouth Oatie biscuits provided as part of the Hoe Grange Holidays welcome pack are Gold Award winners in the Great Tastes Awards 2009. In fact Sarah Gayton's Oaties topped the list of gold winners with 2 gold stars. The awards organised by The Guild of Fine Foods are a benchmark of top quality speciality food and drink and are the Oscars of the food world. They celebrate passionate people who care about food, and David and I have first hand experience of how passionate S...







