Blue Row

The spring we spent in England

we lived mostly

in a little village of

Swerford

in the Cotswolds

In a cottage

called Blue Row

It's an 1806 row house

built as four a four family home

Somewhere in time,

it was changed to a "duplex"

We had half the home

A couple from London weekended in the other half.

The front door

The entry hall

Small

but it could be completely shut off

to keep out the damp cold

that one often thinks of when one thinks of England

The dining room

A cupboard full of dishes

(Unfortunately none blue and white)

A window overlooking the garden

And a small oak table and chairs

A stove in the fireplace nook.

This would have been the living quarters of one of the four houses.

The living room

It was the living quarters of of of the four houses

A much bigger fireplace had this house!

A tiny kitchen

with wood counters

No upper cabinets

And a window over the sink

Perfect for the basil that I bought and left

The "master" bedroom

All bedrooms had wardrobes and no closets.

A small matching dresser

A second bedroom

complete with beams

And books!

Across the lane

A 900 year old church

One evening we were regaled with a church bell concerto

 Every afternoon we were home

We had tea in the garden

And looking out the bathroom window

we often saw "Rusty" in the cow pasture next to the church!

And when we had guests

(and we did!)

We waved goodbye from the bedroom window!

I'm joining The Tablescaper for Oh, The Place's I've Been. . . .

Blue Row was a dream come true.    It was really fun to live in England in a village although it was a village of only 200 and most were weekenders.    But you could walk to the farm store, there was a decent pub but it was too far to walk to, and we did attend church while we lived there.     There was something special about walking across the lane and worshiping in a 900 year old stone church.    I would go back in a heartbeat.    (Taking some of my blue and white dishes with me, of course!)     The only thing that would have made the stay perfect was to have Oliver, our corgi with us.