
November
2009
Well,
here we are at the end of the summer.
The leaves
seemed to fall so fast it was a job keeping on top of them. The
autumn colours are beautiful though, especially against the pink
sunsets we’ve enjoyed of late.
Sadly the
garden furniture and BBQ have been stored away for another year
but it was great to see so many of you enjoying a BBQ on the lawn
when the weather permitted!
We’ve had a few
log fires in the living room now and it makes it cosy and snug.
Christmas and the New Year will soon be upon us and already I’m
thinking about when to collect and trim the tree for the dining
room.
It’s been a great
summer, even better when the sun shone, and we’ve met some
lovely people in our guests. We’ve enjoyed having you as
much as you tell us you’ve enjoyed staying.
We look forward
to welcoming our future guests, old and new, to No 8 in 2010 and
may I wish you all a happy Christmas and New Year.
John,
Peggy & Liz
May
2009
The
first Bank Holiday in May saw the traditional Duck Race in Boynton
draw a healthy crowd - probably due in no small part to the beautiful
spring weather we were blessed with!
And so Boynton
went 'quackers' (groan!) with hundreds of plastic yellow ducks
being tipped into the water on Sunday afternoon.
They went
under starter's orders at the Stick Bridge and wound their way
downstream, over a waterfall, past Boynton Hall and - for those
that weren't by then snagged on the riverbank - on to the finish
line.
It makes for
a great spectacle and is a wonderful community event with villagers
and visitors alike enjoying refreshments afterwards at the village
hall.