Comments on: Off to the Cotswolds http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-149741 Ellee Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:58:52 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-149741 Pedantic, no need to say sorry. It's always helpful to learn what others know. Many thanks. Pedantic, no need to say sorry. It’s always helpful to learn what others know. Many thanks.

]]> By: Pedantic http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-149655 Pedantic Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:08:07 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-149655 Sorry Ellee but Mary did not knock on the door of the Manor when she was lost. She first saw & met Charles in the Priest's House during a visit to the garden 16 June 1945. Mary did live in the Priest's House and her bed is still there. She did not live in the Lygon Arms until 1969 and then for a short period only. Charles died 1956 Sorry Ellee but Mary did not knock on the door of the Manor when she was lost. She first saw & met Charles in the Priest’s House during a visit to the garden 16 June 1945.
Mary did live in the Priest’s House and her bed is still there.
She did not live in the Lygon Arms until 1969
and then for a short period only. Charles died 1956

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-117510 Ellee Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:39:47 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-117510 WW, likewise, please let me know if you are in the Cambridge area. WW, likewise, please let me know if you are in the Cambridge area.

]]> By: Winchester whisperer http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-117324 Winchester whisperer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:40:11 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-117324 Let me know if you're ever coming to Winchester, Ellee Let me know if you’re ever coming to Winchester, Ellee

]]> By: Flowerpot http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-115179 Flowerpot Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:18 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-115179 I haven't been to the Cotswolds for years - literally - have a wonderful time Ellee! I haven’t been to the Cotswolds for years – literally – have a wonderful time Ellee!

]]> By: Leslie http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-114951 Leslie Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:49:32 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-114951 Oh Ellee! I remember Snowshill - it was my favourite spot in all the Cotswolds! Such lovely rolling hills and beautiful homes. We were amused at the thought that the church is rather modern, having been built only in the 1860s...lol We drove the lanes above the town and took photos of the sheep grazing in the hills. I'd love to return one day. Hope you have a wonderful time with your mother. Oh Ellee! I remember Snowshill – it was my favourite spot in all the Cotswolds! Such lovely rolling hills and beautiful homes. We were amused at the thought that the church is rather modern, having been built only in the 1860s…lol We drove the lanes above the town and took photos of the sheep grazing in the hills. I’d love to return one day. Hope you have a wonderful time with your mother.

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-114393 Ellee Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:44:14 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-114393 Hi Hamzeh, it was lovely to meet you and Liz and my mother was very touched with the lavender you bought her. My mother is a reluctant follower of beautiful gardens and when you saw us, I was explaining to her the beauty of our surroundings at Hidcote. She loves music and lively people, anything that makes her feel involved. You livened up our visit and made it memorable for her. I believe you thought she was Russian, and she always likes teasing people about her country of origin. She did enjoy her weekend, and that gives me immense pleasure. I really liked meeting Liz and am glad it was third times lucky for you both for your visit. Regarding Snowshill, I tried my hand at dowsing there and hope to make a YouTube of this. It was extraordinary. I also learnt that the last lady of the house who knocked on the door had specifically set her sites on Charles Paget Ward and pursued him this way until he agreed to marry her aged 63, and she was in her 40s. They lived very separate lives and while he lived in the Old Priest's House at Snowshill in two rooms, she stayed at the Lygon Arms Hotel in Broadway which is where my mother and I stayed. It was a very stimulating an interesting trip. I loved my morning swim at the hotel pool which was really fabulous. Hi Hamzeh, it was lovely to meet you and Liz and my mother was very touched with the lavender you bought her.

My mother is a reluctant follower of beautiful gardens and when you saw us, I was explaining to her the beauty of our surroundings at Hidcote. She loves music and lively people, anything that makes her feel involved. You livened up our visit and made it memorable for her.

I believe you thought she was Russian, and she always likes teasing people about her country of origin. She did enjoy her weekend, and that gives me immense pleasure.

I really liked meeting Liz and am glad it was third times lucky for you both for your visit.

Regarding Snowshill, I tried my hand at dowsing there and hope to make a YouTube of this. It was extraordinary. I also learnt that the last lady of the house who knocked on the door had specifically set her sites on Charles Paget Ward and pursued him this way until he agreed to marry her aged 63, and she was in her 40s. They lived very separate lives and while he lived in the Old Priest’s House at Snowshill in two rooms, she stayed at the Lygon Arms Hotel in Broadway which is where my mother and I stayed.

It was a very stimulating an interesting trip. I loved my morning swim at the hotel pool which was really fabulous.

]]> By: Hanzeh Hussein http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-114382 Hanzeh Hussein Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:24:02 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-114382 For Loula and Only Loula It all started by unseen circumstances. We (I and my friend Liz) cancelled our trip to Hidcote twice, but not today – twenty first of July- I did not know why I felt that I am going to meet an old friend. Walking through the narrow long pathway at the eastern part of Hidcote, I spotted a bench at the end. I sat and I could see two women from a distance. You can tell they are a daughter (Ellee) and a mother (Loula) the way they are acting. It was very interesting the eye contact they have between each other! You can tell they both have their ups and downs and they are sharing some of them now? I will never forget the colourful stripy T-shirt Loula had on. It fitted just right in that part of the garden. I wonder, what is her favourite colour? Maybe green or blue like mine. I am not going to talk about colours and their political importance in our time. However, she did not look either conservative or labour! The daughter was protective in a nice way and wanted to document every step they are sharing together. I could not see what is so-called a ‘special personal space’ around Loula but I knew that she is not English. Do not tell me how? Maybe the way she is using her hands in her conversation or the way she looks at everything. I thought ‘I am going to challenge my vibes’ when they are close and put the dots over the words. I started talking to Loula the minute our eyes get together. Hamzeh: I bet you are enjoying every bit of the sun, aren’t you? Loula: of course, why not. Hamzeh: You are not English, are you? Let me guess where are you originally from? …you sound Russian? Loula: with a very big smile on her face, ‘certainly not’. For a moment I thought she cannot be an American? She does not have her Big Hat on! Hamzeh: from Latvia then!? Loula: not from a socialist country. She sounds kind and happy. Her body language tells many things about her. Hamzeh: Can you give a clue? Loula: where are you from? Syria, I replied. Loula: well my country is not far away from yours. You are from Israel, I followed. Loula raised her eyebrows – our countries are friends. No again, then! By now my brain is burning and loads of question marks occupying my frontal lobe. Where is she from? Hamzeh: can I have another guess? You are from Greece, aren’t you? Loula: yes I am - with very proud voice and eyes. Her eyes light up when she said she is. She gave me one of the best Five I had for long time! Acutely I loved it so much and I asked for a second Five. So what do you do for living? Hamzeh: I am an anaesthetist. Loula: so how do you put people to sleep? Hamzeh: I play some music on my guitar and sing a song. Yeah right she said. Loula: we ought to go and continue our Hidcote exploring walks and find the hidden treasures. An hour later my friend Liz and I joined Ellee and Loula for coffee at her table. I felt there were no barriers and all this personal space has vanished, even from Ellee. She really reminds me of my mum (very strong but kind). She told me how she is still in love with her husband even after his death. I like the way her eyes and hands moved when she was talking about him. I can tell you that she had a wonderful time and ultimate companionship. So where is Home I asked. Home is where your love is she replied. For Loula it was with Alfred Williams in Cambridge. Ellee took a few photos and I left Loula with a small Lavender plant (Loula in the Greek language means ‘a flower’). In the garden of flowers, Loula promised me that every time she will water it she will remember me. These thoughts belong to Loula who I think I have met 250 years ago. Am I going to meet Loula again in the future? I think, I will. For Loula and Only Loula
It all started by unseen circumstances. We (I and my friend Liz) cancelled our trip to Hidcote twice, but not today – twenty first of July- I did not know why I felt that I am going to meet an old friend. Walking through the narrow long pathway at the eastern part of Hidcote, I spotted a bench at the end. I sat and I could see two women from a distance. You can tell they are a daughter (Ellee) and a mother (Loula) the way they are acting. It was very interesting the eye contact they have between each other! You can tell they both have their ups and downs and they are sharing some of them now?
I will never forget the colourful stripy T-shirt Loula had on. It fitted just right in that part of the garden. I wonder, what is her favourite colour? Maybe green or blue like mine. I am not going to talk about colours and their political importance in our time. However, she did not look either conservative or labour!
The daughter was protective in a nice way and wanted to document every step they are sharing together. I could not see what is so-called a ‘special personal space’ around Loula but I knew that she is not English. Do not tell me how? Maybe the way she is using her hands in her conversation or the way she looks at everything. I thought ‘I am going to challenge my vibes’ when they are close and put the dots over the words. I started talking to Loula the minute our eyes get together.
Hamzeh: I bet you are enjoying every bit of the sun, aren’t you?
Loula: of course, why not.
Hamzeh: You are not English, are you? Let me guess where are you originally from? …you sound Russian?
Loula: with a very big smile on her face, ‘certainly not’.
For a moment I thought she cannot be an American? She does not have her Big Hat on!
Hamzeh: from Latvia then!?
Loula: not from a socialist country.
She sounds kind and happy. Her body language tells many things about her.
Hamzeh: Can you give a clue?
Loula: where are you from?
Syria, I replied.
Loula: well my country is not far away from yours.
You are from Israel, I followed.
Loula raised her eyebrows – our countries are friends.
No again, then! By now my brain is burning and loads of question marks occupying my frontal lobe. Where is she from?
Hamzeh: can I have another guess? You are from Greece, aren’t you?
Loula: yes I am – with very proud voice and eyes. Her eyes light up when she said she is. She gave me one of the best Five I had for long time! Acutely I loved it so much and I asked for a second Five.
So what do you do for living?
Hamzeh: I am an anaesthetist.
Loula: so how do you put people to sleep?
Hamzeh: I play some music on my guitar and sing a song.
Yeah right she said.
Loula: we ought to go and continue our Hidcote exploring walks and find the hidden treasures.
An hour later my friend Liz and I joined Ellee and Loula for coffee at her table. I felt there were no barriers and all this personal space has vanished, even from Ellee. She really reminds me of my mum (very strong but kind). She told me how she is still in love with her husband even after his death. I like the way her eyes and hands moved when she was talking about him. I can tell you that she had a wonderful time and ultimate companionship.
So where is Home I asked.
Home is where your love is she replied. For Loula it was with Alfred Williams in Cambridge.
Ellee took a few photos and I left Loula with a small Lavender plant (Loula in the Greek language means ‘a flower’). In the garden of flowers, Loula promised me that every time she will water it she will remember me. These thoughts belong to Loula who I think I have met 250 years ago.
Am I going to meet Loula again in the future? I think, I will.

]]> By: simon http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-114158 simon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:31:38 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-114158 well- I can remember going to paris for th4e first time and discovering that the Louvre was shut on a Tuesday! All that way from Aus...!!! well- I can remember going to paris for th4e first time and discovering that the Louvre was shut on a Tuesday!

All that way from Aus…!!!

]]> By: Trubes http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/comment-page-1/#comment-113754 Trubes Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:48:45 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/07/19/off-to-the-cotswolds/#comment-113754 I have really enjoyed this piece Ellie: Gracious, I've been all over the place via the Cotswold and then over to Southwold. I am also a member of the National Trust so, will make a point of visiting 'your' places when next in the vicinity. I looked at the Southwold site and have found a holiday cottage, with a beach hut available, now that really appeals to me. We usually hire a cottage in the UK at least once per year and I really rather fancy Southwold! Enjoy the time with your Mum. Di. I have really enjoyed this piece Ellie: Gracious, I’ve been all over the place via the Cotswold and then over to Southwold.
I am also a member of the National Trust so, will make a point of visiting ‘your’ places when next in the vicinity.
I looked at the Southwold site and have found a holiday cottage, with a beach hut available, now that really appeals to me.
We usually hire a cottage in the UK at least once per year and I really rather fancy Southwold!
Enjoy the time with your Mum.

Di.

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