So lucky to live here

January 15, 2012 in Uncategorized

We went for a glorious walk yesterday. It was bitterly cold but the sky was blue and we were wrapped up warmly. In a stunning valley, a hill-and-a-half away from here, lies a derelict house and barn, apparently once inhabited by monks. So far off the beaten track, it can only be reached by tractor. Sadly it is unlikely ever to be renovated because it is several miles away from the nearest road, impossible to connect to the grid and the cost of getting any materials to the property would be prohibitive. (And we know – having done it ourselves!) We marveled at the mullion windows and the ice house and were saddened by the rotting beams and history that was fading before our eyes.

It must have been a hard life for those monks living in the middle of nowhere and a shame that no one else will be able to enjoy living in an area of such natural beauty.

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