Historically Hampshire has been known as the County of Southampton, Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire and it is a county that still exists on the south coast of England. The county shares its borders with Berkshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Sussex and Surrey. The county is spread over an area of 1,455 square miles or 3,769 km².Its widest points is most probably 55 miles or 90 km from east to west and 40 miles or 65 km from north to south. Its...more
Two of our favorite books in our collection the A.A. Book of English Towns, and the Villages of the U.K.We spend hours happily flicking through the pages, discovering new places in these books, that we never saw before. We pick out places we would like to visit, and mark of places we have been.An advantage of touring the countryside by canal, is there is no traffic jams approaching the town, usually no parking problems, and generally, no "pay and display".And, you don't have to worry about accommodation, or book ahead.You just turn up, and tie up!Since we have started canalling, we have visited villages we have always wanted to see, and visited villages we would not normally have had on our list, like Leighton Buzzard, and Stow Hill.So, what are YOUR favorite spots?Here are some of ours, (in no particular order.) What do you think?MarburyTucked away up a lovely little laneway from bridge 24 on the Llangollen, Marbury is a quaint classic English village.Beautiful Tudor homes, village green and mere's behind the beautiful old church teeming with birdlife.It even has a classic English pub opposite the green, closed every time we have been there!Nether Heyford You have to make a bit of...more
Dads Christmas Gift Ideas What does Dad want for Christmas? If you asked him his reply would probably be "surprise me"; not very helpful. What do you think would be a great gift for your Dad? If you still can't answer let me help. Firstly it all depends on what your Dads like is he still young and active or has he slowed down a bit, does he...more
Perhaps the most difficult mattress to maintain is the innerspring mattress. It does not have anti-bacterial or anti-allergenic features newer foam mattresses have. The older models of innerspring beds are still prone to molds and mildew formation. That being said, they require more care and attention from their owners. Cleaning and disinfecting...more
Christmas holiday is one of the most popular traditions through the world. It involves decorating a tree with small ornaments, ribbons, strings of flashing lights and of course the magic of placing gifts for dear ones at the bottom of the tree. The decorated Christmas tree is usually takes place of pride besides the fireplace or corner of the room for weeks. It is finally removed on the Epiphany day.Ever green trees were considered magical and able of resisting the darkness of winter in ancient northern European cultures before the Greek and Roman empires. The villagers and priests used to gather around the tallest evergreen tree every year at the winter and prayed to their gods to return the sun and the warm weather that was beneficial for their crops and the animals.It appears to be awkward for the people if 21st century to think that summer would not return during those times but those people only knew that winter was a hard and miserable time. They knew that they came and went back again but their lives were very shaky, they were only able to stockpile enough firewood and food to last through the winter. This was the reason sun was important for them and they would perish if...more
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