It would have been tricky keeping 2 dogs amused for a couple of weeks in a small cottage if the weather had not been so good meaning that we were able to get on the beach for walks every day.
I decided this year to be prepared for the cold winter ahead and brought down with me a new draught excluder for the front door which I fitted on arrival. This, along with the new infrared heater courtesy of Kevin at Mutiheat that is now installed on one of the beams in the kitchen-diner should mean that the cottage stays warmer and hopefully we can reduce the amount of expensive bottled gas we use for the central heating system over the coming months.
Once again we had a great evening at The Bell with friends, this time it was the Curry Evening . There was a good choice of homemade curry's and sauces and the opportunity to catch up with local friends.
As well as walking the dogs on the beach we regularly walked round the village to get the newspaper or just to enjoy the sunshine. There were some lovely views looking back at the village and some great cloud formations.
Other time was spent catching up with local friends or just reading in the cottage, we both felt very tired for the first few days of our visit but it was not long before we acheived our objective and we returned to Stourbridge rested and far less stressed than when we left.
