After an unplanned three months absence from Parkham I completely forgot to write up this blog until just before we set off for our April visit.
We decided to postpone our December visit because I had just had a cataract operation and did not fancy a 250 mile drive and then, in January the weather here in Knutsford was snowy with icy roads and we decided it was not a good time for travelling. We had told the plumber refitting our bathroom that we would would not visit in February to give him a chance to remove the existing fittings and plan and install the new layout. With no other facilities in The Granary it would not be possible to stay whilst work was in progress and so, it was not until March that we were back in the village.
After a good drive down the M6 and the M5 it felt very good to be back. The brand new bathroom was better than we could have imagined without the dangerous step up to the washbasin of the old layout. The local plumber had done a brilliant job despite many challenges, not least getting the wall panels and fittings down the winding Granary stairs to the bathroom, which is downstairs in our quirky cottage.
It was good to see that not much had changed in the village except of course for the wild flowers in the hedgerows where the primroses were coming into bloom, a very special time in Devon.
We arrived on Saturday and had already booked our Monday meal at The Bell for Pie Night. We had not been to Pie Night at The Bell for many years but once again in did not disappoint and we enjoyed our meals amongst many village friends.
The weather was sunny for almost all our visit although at times it was also very cold. We enjoyed our usual beach walks often including a coffee at one of our regular cafes. We also enjoyed walking around the village and the lanes around Bocombe.
Much of our time was spent catching up with friends that we had not seen since before Christmas so there was plenty to talk about.
We left after a very enjoyable week and with our next planned visit to Parkham only just over two weeks away.
