Friends have just arrived from the West Country and we are enjoying evenings around the dining table catching up on their news and enjoying post dinner chatter in the warmth of the kitchen. Later on we retire down to sit around the inglenook fireplace in the lower living room for a glass of Cointreau or a snifter of brandy.

While they here John is working on the Orangery and greenhouse self opening windows that regulate the air flow, temperature and humidity and Joyce has been busying about in the glasshouses. Although both in their late 70s they enjoy life to the full and are either travelling or working on some new project. They stop by on the Bwlch Tre Banau Estate several times a year and by the time they leave they always leave us in better shape than when they arrived. http://www.walesholidaycottages.com/

Stripe and Spot are pretty thrilled as well as roll up with border collie Candy,an old and much loved friend to do dog stuff with like sniffing around and exploring every corner of the orchard together. Happy days.