Not only has the weather been kind if a little cold at times, there was plenty going on to keep us busy.
Last Saturday eight of us went to the Village Hall for a Jazz Evening. Hil and I were unsure what to expect but were not to be disappointed. The first half began with the Littleham Howlers, a close harmony group from a village a few miles away. They gave an entertaining performance of well-known songs and set the evening off to a great start. The stars of the evening were the Alan Lewis All Stars, a jazz band lead by the amazing clarinetist and vocalist Alan Lewis. Whilst Alan lives locally to Parkham he studied music and has played professionally including as solo clarinetist in the RAF. The standard of playing was excellent and several encores were demanded including a solo of Stranger on the Shore from Alan http://alas.finidhyn.info/index.html
On Sunday I spent a relaxing day at the Granary including several hours sitting outside in the sunshine while Hil went on a 'soap-making' course in Clovelly. She had a great time and once the soap has 'cured 'and been cut up it looks as if we will have a year's supply.
The next week included a meal at The Bell with friends and the highlight a Wine-Tasting Evening in the pub which included a wonderful selection of cheeses.
We tasted six different wines and were left with a number of bottles to finish before we were allowed home. We also had a quiz which my team one - guess what the prize was!
During the week we managed to fit in a range of other visits. Rosemoor was showing all the signs of spring with Hellibores in full bloom along with early daffodils. We also spent a pleasant morning in Barnstaple where we saw the duck which is famous locally for its charity collections!
Our longest trip was to Bude but have to say we were disappointed with the town, not having visited for about 10 years!
During the week we had several beach walks in some sunny weather. Below is the view across to Saunton Sands from the beach at Northam Burrows.
All in all a busy week with a few jobs also completed on The Granary in between the visits to local attractions and evening functions!
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