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17 - 23 March 2025 The sun was shining and the visitors were out in force this week. Hurrah! Despite my intention to take a break (and a stroll around the 'grounds') it never quite happened so I had to be satisfied

Elizabeth Gaskell’s passion for nature was an integral part of her life. She often spoke of the comfort she found in her garden, which provided her with a sanctuary away from the demands of family and writing. Elizabeth’s correspondence with friends reveals

9 - 16 March 2025 Pleased to report a much better week across the board. We started the week with good visitor numbers and spend at our March second-hand book sale - helped I'm sure by our buy one get one free

3- 7 March 2025 Despite the sunshine this week, dark clouds were abundant in my inbox (and the wider world) and I was reminded of the quote from North and South - 'the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon

24-28 February 2025 This week we finally announced our three writers in residency - so there was a lot of emails to answer/copy to check and images to collect at the start of the week, and then I spent Thursday morning sharing