Toujour Apricot

Well today was spent on a spring clean for the Apricot room - I was quite pleased with it as i put the flowers on the dressing table ready for the new guest so i thought I'd take a photo to mark the occasion as the afternoon drew to a close.

I think its safe to visit www.ednoveanstud.com this week - fingers crossed! Thanks Perranlady for the heads up ah hum!!

The bedroom is just waiting for the summer sunshine to come in through those french doors now

Belle pending

We are waiting for a very special event here at Ednovean Farm - Belle's time is drawing near and her foal is due on the 14th of February. She moved into our "maternity suite" tonight under an infra red camera, so a few sleepless nights stretch before us now but Belle is looking serene so fingers crossed ever body for a safe delivery.

Oh so cosy

A cosy evening within the old stone walls as the temperature drops outside again - ah well looking forward to Spring

A spring clean for the Pink room

Well it's the time of year for it and this weekend the Pink room had my undivided attention despite the blue skies beckoning outside. Moving a four poster bed is not a light undertaking but Charles and i pulled the weighty monster across the floor before i piled most of the furniture in the bed for the duration of operation vacuum cleaner, that lasted............some time!



I always find the Pink room is reassuringly cosy with the cocooning canopy of the bed for winter evenings




I remember the day that it was delivered - I was so excited as a battered van arrived with THE BED that I had long been waiting for from the Guild of Craftsmen.............Throughout the day it was steadily assembled, probably never again to leave the room




Yes it definitely wouldn't get back through that door again!

Hearts and Velentines

With Valentines day fast approaching we still have the Apricot room available for the weekend here at Ednovean Farm shhhhhhhhhhh!!

I found the sweet little heart to decorate my stairs at Perran Crafts - a place I always manage to while away the odd half of an hour when walking down to the beach - I love little details to add to my home.............of course it is getting a bit full..................!

Speaking of details i happened upon a small observation of life in the aisle of Tescos the other day - as i rounded the corner of the aisle with my merry trolley i heard one lady say to the other "i had him on weight watchers and he lost a lot of weigh but now hes put it all back on , what with the winter. He just lays around and doesn't do anything" "i know " said the second lady, "Mines the same , he wont go outside" Visions of sloth like Husbands started to fill my mind when the first lady sighed and said " and now he's limping - its the weight - he jumped down off of the fence and hurt his paw" Eureka! not a husband at all they were discussing their cats phew..................mind you Olley is now very well upholstered too.

And lastly a restaurant recommendation from one of my guest this weekend - they tried Ben's Cornish Cafe and had a super meal and a seriously good pudding. And that is all of my small details of life for today

Spring cleaning etc...........

The slate flagged entrance hall at Ednovean Farm

February is an odd month with neither the womb like feeling of winter, when it seems OK to tuck yourself up in a toasty corner with a good book and vegetate on the year, nor the growing vibrancy and urgency of spring. Perhaps time for a spot of spring cleaning to give purpose to the new year? or so I thought and with that in mind I crawled around the hall floor applying Johnson's traffic wax to bring the flagstones back to life ready for our new visitors.....looks quite good doesn't it..................pity i missed the bit around the table leg though!




Charles took this one by mistake through the kitchen window, as he fiddle with the back of the camera - but a happy accident looking down at the Parterre!

A boat beyond the garden

There was a huge boat at the end of the garden today when we woke up - to be precise it was in Mounts Bay beyond Perranuthnoe but just for a moment it looked as though some one had carelessly left if beyond the hedge - a huge red boat!



Our second caller of the day was equally jumbo compared to his brethren, artfully waiting to visit our bird feeder where with great dexterity and cunning he eats his fill..............all in all a very busy morning here at Ednovean!