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A few snatched minutes in the garden when I should have been painting a ceiling, while Karl and the boys were upstairs sorting out bathroom plumbing. Image of the Week #100
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Christ Church from the air
An unusual view of Christ Church! Image of the Week #86 There have been some significant birthdays in the family recently, not least our eldest son turning 18 (how did that happen so quickly!) so something a little different to remember the day – a short helicopter ride to have an unusual perspective of the locality. Karl, Owen, Fred…
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Open Day – Sunday 8th September
This Sunday 8th September, we will be open from 10am – 5pm as we are taking part in ‘Open Doors’. Organised by The Civic Trust for Wales, Open Doors gives everyone the opportunity to visit heritage buildings and sites not normally open to the public. Over 300 places are taking part throughout Wales, during September and you can view the…
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Counting butterflies
We have been taking part in the Big Butterfly Count over the past couple of weeks. The idea is to record which butterflies you see during 15 minutes, to give a snapshot view on butterfly population and how they are faring, especially after last year’s washout summer and this year’s cold spring. We have really enjoyed taking part, and the…
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Sweeping and weeding…
We are having a very busy week, preparing for Saturday’s Open Day. The church has been swept and tidied up, information panels updated and added too and all the displays set up. We were prompted to do this a little ahead of schedule, as we had a visit yesterday from Penybontfawr WI. As part of their summer trip, they came…
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Image of the Week #24
Outside in the garden, tidying up in yesterday’s lovely spring sunshine. Image of the Week #24
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Image of the Week #2
This week’s Image of the Week has a seasonal flavour. Rosehips adorn the wild Dog Rose bush in the garden. I’ll be rounding up the boys this afternoon to pick these (leaving some for the birds!) to make Rosehip Syrup. This is an annual activity and the resulting syrup, full of Vitamin C, really helps to keep winter colds at…
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Open Day
The ‘Secret Garden’, as well as the church will be open this Sunday, 10am – 4pm. Fingers crossed for some fine weather!
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Our ‘Secret’ Garden
Our garden is really beginning to bloom and is looking quite mature. Though with all this rain and high winds its hard to enjoy it at the moment. I’m sure Lady Violet would have appreciated it when she used to attend Christ Church as its situated at the gate where the Powis family entered the church yard.
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The Secret Garden
The South West corner of the churchyard wall houses an old oak door locked and half buried. It was the gate which the Earls of Powis used to access Christ Church after walking along the footpath across the outer park from Powis Castle. With the kind permission of the Trustees of Powis Castle Estate we have transformed this overgrown entrance…
