Hot summer days, hazy afternoons and golden evenings. I don’t know about you, but this feels like the hottest, driest summer since I was about ten years old? No rain here for weeks and weeks, the grass is scorched everywhere and everything that should be lush is leaning towards the ground. Our garden is battling on and we have been lugging watering cans about to keep the pots and veg garden going. But I am not complaining, my heart has been filled with a wondrous nostalgia and my spirits are high.
We are used to holidaying at home in the summer months as there is so much renovating to do around this place (inside and out), but after meeting kindred spirit Andrea over on Instagram we were delighted to fly the coop as she very kindly invited to come and stay for a few days at her beautiful eco-house Wild Meadow.
So we found ourselves on the road to sunny Wales at the beginning of July to meet our friends and hide out in some seriously serene surroundings, it was a lovely getaway from the screen and desk and a much appreciated early birthday treat for Dean. This summer has been so amazing and it was lovely to experience the sunshine in Wales and then to be able to hide away inside such a comfy abode when the heat got too much.
This beautiful wood clad house set in a meadow of tall waving grasses and rustling wildflowers is a relaxing home from home, tucked down a lane only a few minutes away from a bustling town (not that you’d know it). You feel delightfully remote but also at ease with the knowledge that supplies are not far away. But even more amazing – we discovered lots of delicious ingredients to forage from the berry patch and vegetable garden.
A mix of flowers and food have been lovingly grown here for guests to enjoy while they visit. I think this is such a lovely idea, an extra level of thoughtfulness from our hosts and much excitement for us! We gathered berries for breakfast, fresh mange tout for a salad to accompany our dinner and flowers for our table.
We spent our days not doing much, walking, slowly gathering fruits, vegetables and herbs and preparing some delicious meals.
