Janet's Blog

After a fabulous summer we’ve certainly been having a lovely autumn.  At the end of the summer the trees all looked to sad and droughted, but that bit of rain we did have has perked them up and instead of an early autumn we definitely seem to be having a gloriously late one

I’ve always been told that heroes come in many shapes and sizes – and that was certainly brought home to me by a recent event at the marina.  The other Sunday evening I’d just finished pottering around at home with the horses, when I got a call from someone on the yard to say

It’s beginning to look a lot like spring!! I love, love, LOVE the spring time – it’s those moments of stepping outside on a brisk spring morning and practically feeling nature waking up around you.  What a privilege it is to live in the countryside during the springtime

Happy New Year!The first week in January certainly reminded us what winter can be like – it’s once in a blue moon that we get snow around here. It started snowing on the Sunday evening and at 10pm I was throwing snowballs at daughter No 2’s bedroom window. Then ensued a mad

Well, I certainly won't be complaining about the weather this spring and summer (so far!) It's been blooming lovely and my hay fever is definitely telling me about it! Graham and his gardening club have done an amazing job of keeping the plants and flowers around reception watered and they

I've been doing a lot of looking back this last week – daughter No 1 hit her 24th birthday and it's made both Angus and I stop and think back over the last 17 years. Why 1 7years I hear you ask? Well 15 years ago this spring the marina opened for business, which means that 17 years ago it

Janet's Blog – Winter 2025What a cold but lovely start to the new year!My Nan always used to say you need a cold spell to finish off the winter bugs and my goodness last night at -6 was certainly that. However, looking back, not wasn't quite as cold as the first winter the marina was

Well autumn is well and truly here it's fair to say. I saw a quote once by Jim Bishop – that "Autumn carries more gold in its pockets than all the other seasons" and, walking round the marina and at home I have to agree. There's been an abundance of apples in the orchard at the

Janet's BlogWhat a grand time I've been having lately! Some time ago I had a phone call from Christine Cottrell – she and her late husband Rodney, a very dear friend of ours, set up the Audlem Lass Boat Service and also the Overwater Wheelyboat. This year is the 200th anniversary of the