Ready and waiting....
As we packed up last week to make space for the Casserleys, who will arrive at the end of December, there was a distinct sense of...
Fireworks
What a perfect time to have a few days on retreat! The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping, Strictly is on the telly,...
The Casserly family are coming!
We are delighted that Martyn, Naomi, Holly and Aisa Casserly (L-R in this picture from the coastal path) have agreed to join us in...
New shower installed at the Hermitage!
We have now hosted a couple of longer term guests at the Hermitage and necessity has proved to be the mother of invention. Whether it is...
Kingfishers down by the Hermitage!
We received an email from a visitor this week saying they had "had their socks blown off by seeing a Kingfisher" down by the Hermitage. ...
Bursaries
We are proud members of the Association for Promoting Retreats (APR) http://www.promotingretreats.org/. We pay a small fee each year to...
Soul Space
The sun has started to shine. Tended with the rain and the warmth, the garden is growing faster than we can weed. There are sheep and...
The Big Dig!
Much excitement last week at Hendersick when we discovered that we are next door to a new find. As quoted by the BBC "An intact...
Angels in the Labyrinth
Having walked a very snowy labyrinth the other day the urge to make a snow angel in the centre was irresistible! We still have snow on...
Four wheel drives only!
The car was abandoned at the bottom of the hill this afternoon (along with the rest of  the cars from Hendersick). We anticipate a thaw...