I’m back at my writer’s retreat in the Yorkshire Dales. I plan to spend my days writing, reading, sleeping, and walking (a lot).

I plan to show daily some highlights of my stay in the Yorkshire Dales. A few photos, a few notes…from a small village filled with lovely people.

Confession: I also bought ten books today–so many old bookstores here! I’m going to have a lot to mail home! I’m going to post pictures daily for the three weeks I’ll be here. Thanks for coming “with” me across the pond!

The top picture: the coronation of King Charles was this past weekend, and the village is still decorated. My favorite thing is how ladies have crocheted decorations for the tops of the mail boxes. [That’s a crown on the top.]

The view out my cottage window looking down on my tiny back garden…

Looks like pink snow! It’s a flowering cherry tree and smells heavenly.

They have hedgehog laws too for preservation.

Love their garden and lawn ornaments! The hills are filled with tiny lambs right now.

This is the back side of Falcon Manor. Looks like the manor appropriate for the Lord who used to own most of a village, but it was actually built in 1841 for a Reverend Swale with money from his two grandmothers. See here for the gorgeous front: https://www.visitsettle.co.uk/thefalconmanor.html

Time for bluebells, and they are everywhere!