Today we slept in, did laundry and caught up on email before heading out to explore nearby and hopefully cross some much needed items off of my shopping list.
First stop, Marlborough. This is another charming old English market town with plenty of shopping and cute restaurants. We poked in and out of shops and actually had some luck at a clothing store on high street. Lynette found a skirt and I found a much needed lightweight raincoat which I have since worn every day. It was a nice day so we had lunch outside in a courtyard tucked away off the high street.
After lunch we wandered in to a small shop that made one of a kind wooden kitchen bowls and serving/cutting boards from unique and beautiful pieces of wood. Lynette hit pay dirt in here and walked out with a very large (and heavy) wooden serving/cutting board that had hollowed out places for the serving pieces. She also found a beautiful covered dish to keep butter, jams or whatever. If she makes it home under the weight limit I will be shocked! Meanwhile, I found maple syrup to help satisfy my craving for pancakes lately.
With a few
hours left before we needed to meet Mike for dinner, we decided to head to another favorite market town of mine, Cirencester. I wrote about it in one of my first blog posts so I won't go back into the detail but I will say that this time around we got a personal guided tour on the stature of the Cathedral in this prosperous town (considered the capital of the Cotswolds). Our guide, probably anxious to close up for the day, walked us around and pointed out the Ann Bolyn cup, the fan arches on the ceiling, the new and state of the art organ and the remains of the Roman column and painted walls. Also worth mentioning, I finally found a coat rack in Cirencester! Given the complete lack of closets (I have probably mentioned this before but it has really been a problem), the coat rack will be useful - and the price was right on this one!
After our very productive day we met Mike at home and walked to town to eat Thai food before coming back to get ready for our road trip tomorrow.
First stop, Marlborough. This is another charming old English market town with plenty of shopping and cute restaurants. We poked in and out of shops and actually had some luck at a clothing store on high street. Lynette found a skirt and I found a much needed lightweight raincoat which I have since worn every day. It was a nice day so we had lunch outside in a courtyard tucked away off the high street.
After lunch we wandered in to a small shop that made one of a kind wooden kitchen bowls and serving/cutting boards from unique and beautiful pieces of wood. Lynette hit pay dirt in here and walked out with a very large (and heavy) wooden serving/cutting board that had hollowed out places for the serving pieces. She also found a beautiful covered dish to keep butter, jams or whatever. If she makes it home under the weight limit I will be shocked! Meanwhile, I found maple syrup to help satisfy my craving for pancakes lately.
With a few
hours left before we needed to meet Mike for dinner, we decided to head to another favorite market town of mine, Cirencester. I wrote about it in one of my first blog posts so I won't go back into the detail but I will say that this time around we got a personal guided tour on the stature of the Cathedral in this prosperous town (considered the capital of the Cotswolds). Our guide, probably anxious to close up for the day, walked us around and pointed out the Ann Bolyn cup, the fan arches on the ceiling, the new and state of the art organ and the remains of the Roman column and painted walls. Also worth mentioning, I finally found a coat rack in Cirencester! Given the complete lack of closets (I have probably mentioned this before but it has really been a problem), the coat rack will be useful - and the price was right on this one!After our very productive day we met Mike at home and walked to town to eat Thai food before coming back to get ready for our road trip tomorrow.
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