tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91766406515250908812011-11-20T11:25:37.977ZPassing information to past guests, booked guests and future guests about Millbrook Cottages.Kate Boothbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818532218470651066noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176640651525090881.post-12857005739138888932011-11-20T11:21:00.002Z2011-11-20T11:25:38.006Z

Last Monday the thatcher started the roof on the retreat. Its not yet finished, but heres a photo of the work so far :-)

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Its really autumn time here now and the colours are fantastic. Picture from Jon and Helen Geach with their boys Alex and Oliver and our doggy Ellie in the photo near the Pinetrum. - Thank you!

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Daisy has just had a black little girl (who has been named Kiwi due to the rugby!). She is a real fighter and was trying to stand within 10 minutes of being born!

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Unfortunately Gabriela and Tomas will be leaving us in mid October to go travelling around New Zealand so we have 2 new staff members replacing them! We have had lots of staff changes this year - so to give you the low down on our new staff....Julie is full time will replace Gabriela and will live on site. She will be responsible for managing cottage change overs and and welcoming guests with us!

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Our Runaway Bride and Groom!

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We have added to our already great range of renewable energy sources with another array of PV Panels. The PV panels are just under 8kw (2 arrays) and are in the fields. They track the suns rays to produce electricity all day long!

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We have added a selection of new wedding photos to the website - have a look!www.millbrookestate.co.uk/weddingphotos

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You can now order all your meat and ready meals from Higher Hacknell Farm in our neighbouring village to be in your cottage on your arrival or for during your stay!www.higherhacknell.co.ukThey are definitely offering the best organic meat in Devon and the Ready meals can be just popped in the freezer or oven when you wish!

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Fawn our alpaca popped out a baby boy this morning (the same colour as his mum :-)). So we called him Fawnie!He was born in the top fields and Kate had to carry him down (He's very sweet!).

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Just some first look picture of the photo shoot that Wed Magazine did at Millbrook at the beginning of May! If you want to see more you will need to buy Wed Magazine (It's only £3.50 delivered to your door!)Click Here to Order

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We had a delighted couple this morning. Their 7 week old baby for the first time ever slept through the night during their stay in Lakeview - usually she wakes up every hour!!!

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Why not arrive in style with our boom trike on your wedding day. 1.6 VW Beetle Engine 'low rider' trikeCollection from High Bickington to Millbrook from £100.

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It's Charlies 4th birthday today - 4 whole years since Ellie our other dog had her 10 puppies.HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE and all his brothers and sister

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Being typical people that live in Devon and don't always explore Devon we decided to buck the trend and go for a day out. The sun was shining and we headed to National Trusts Castle Drogo about 40 minutes from Millbrook. We are National Trust Members and enjoy looking around stately homes and grand gardens. Castle Drogo was fantastic! The most modern castle to be built in England. We had a lovely

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On Friday 15th April we attended the Visit England Excellence Awards Ceremony in Birmingham (In the great hall) with other local finalists. It was a lovely evening and we became a Silver Winner for the Self Catering of the Year 2011!Sarah at the Big Sheep and Bovey Castle also took Silvers for Devon.

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Just something I thought was good at the awards ceremony last night!

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Just to let all of you know don't believe everything you read on the internet!Snakes do not keep chickens off the garden :-)

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The treasure trail at Millbrook has now been completed and will be going live from next week. The trail includes cryptic clues on small signs around Millbrook.

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Have a look at our Wild About Devon Fact Sheet - giving you information on the type of wildlife you will see during your stay at Millbrook.We are working with Treasure Trails Devon to create a Treasure Trail of Millbrook and High Bickington incorporating the Wild About Devon Fact Sheet!

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We are attending the Enjoy England Awards this Friday (15th April) in Birmingham University. We have been shortlisted to receive a Gold or Silver for Self Catering Accommodation of the year 2011! Fingers Crossed!Click Here for the other finalists

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We now can provide a breakfast hamper on arrival from our local farm shop in Barnstaple - OrchardsThe hamper includes enough breakfast for at least 2 days for 2 peopleThey provide Sausages, Bacon, Orange Juice, Milk, Bread, Baked Beans, Muesli, butter, jam, mushrooms, tomatoes (and we provide free range eggs)The price for this hamper is £20 and we require 48 hours notice to order.

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Julie our new gardnerJoanne our new housekeeper Tricia has now moved on to a new job (she will still be helping to cover holiday so you may still see her around!) and we have 2 new part time staff to welcome to MillbrookJoanne - Our new housekeeperJulie - Our new gardnerYou will see both of them around MillbrookWe still have Gabriela, Tomas and Nikki at Millbrook

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We have replaced our old kettle and toaster sets in Corncott, Wheel Room and Pulley Mill with Brand New Dualit Sets.

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Have a look our Devon Wed Magazine Feature

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Photography by JJ PhotographyTaken on the Swing Seat in February 2011

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Today we released 6 Guinea fowl into the woods - they seem very happy!

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This is Elvis a duck that landed at Millbrook on Saturday morning. We have now bought him a priscilla (although we have put her in a duck hut to settle in as he is rather too amorous for her!). He is very friendly and likes to be fed!

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Its the most amazing starry night. No light pollution (a little cold!) but you can see every single star as clear as day!!It takes my breath away and Im used to the clear nights here!

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Article from March Devon Life Magazine

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Millbrook Cottages in North Devon is competing for the title of best self-catering holiday of the year!We will be joining 3 other Devon Businesses to compete for Devon and The South West in the Enjoy England Excellence Awards on April 15th!Bovey Castle (Hotel of the Year), The Big Sheep (Customer Service) and Millbrook (Self Catering) are all bidding for a Gold Award on the night.There are 4

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We have lots of crocus, snow drops and daffodils out already at Millbrook. Heres a sneak peak!

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We have adopted some new Chickens from fantastic Artist George Hinder in SomersetLooking forward to having so more of Georges work

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As of 8th February Pulley Mill and Lakeview (new bookings only) will take bookings arriving on a Friday or Monday only all year around.Friday will be for 3 nights (or 7 or 10 etc)Monday will be for 4 nights ((or 7 or 10 etc)Prices will no longer be per night but based on the short break.This year we may have some nights in between so will open this up for booking on line where possible.I hope all

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We are happy to announce that we now have all double glazed windows in all our properties at Millbrook. The new windows in the Mill are argon filled and painted with Farrow and Ball Lime White Water Based paint!

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Its a really busy week this week at Millbrook!We have new windows starting to go into the Mill with The Wheel Room firstA new hot tub floor and new hot tub lighting (we had a new radio last week!)A new floor in corncott bathroomAn outside toilet is going to be installed in one of the old kennelsThe Geese are being moved in with the Goats (not sure how that will go down :-))Photos of the windows

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Having a New Years Tidy out!Just found these an article, letter and photos from a guest that stayed at Millbrook in approx 1974! Thanks to Clive and Ella Gooding (our neighbours) for the information.It looks a little different!Click Here

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We now offer our guests a choice of Chef on Board Frozen Ready Meals.They are £5 per portion

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Today we had lots of photos of Jemma and Nicks wedding in the press. There is a lovely photo in the telegraph (page 3) of Jemma kicking snow at Nick in her red coat and red hunter bootsThanks to Jim Wileman for the photos.

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We gained 6 guinea fowl yesterday! The alpacas seem slightly scared but the youngest alpaca (spooky born Oct) is happily playing tag! :-)

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Congratulations to Martyn and his new Fiance who got engaged this weekend at Millbrook!!!

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We have kept our Gold For Green Tourism Award! We were originally accessed in May 2007 and recieved Gold. Since then we have done masses to be sustainable including several renewable projects! Confirmed today we are Gold again!

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www.devoncyclehire.co.uk info@devoncyclehire.co.uk 01837 861141 FANCYING CYCLING SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT?We are directly on The Granite Way, a traffic free cycle route, which forms part of the Devon Coast to Coast Route 27 running between Okehampton and Lydford. There are beautiful views from Meldon Viaduct and Lake Viaduct along the route. We are open Easter - End of Sept including Feb and Oct

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Millbrook Scooped Best Self Catering of the Year Award on Monday night. Please see below a full list of the winnersSouth West results here :BEST TOURISM EXPERIENCE & ACTIVITYSponsored by Space www.agencyspace.co.uk GOLD AWARDGourmet Surf Experience, from Global Boarders and Ben's Cornish Kitchen, Cornwall www.globalboarders.com SILVER AWARDTravels on Horseback, Somerset

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We are heading down to Torquay tonight for the South West Excellence Awards. We have been shortlisted into the top 5 for the self catering award. Fingers crossed!!!

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We are now selling Mummy and Baby Alpacas so guests can take home their own alpaca

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We now have a sign that indicates our gates are electric when approaching Millbrook. Hand painted in South Molton.

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Congratulations to Paul and Emily (who stayed in Lakeview this weekend) on their engagement on Friday night!!!

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Today we installed a BOSE 321 DVD / Hifi System in Pulley Mill which offers fantastic quality music as well as an apple TV to allow streaming of movies and music from our server or guests own computers.

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Congratulations to John and Helen from Exeter that get engaged at Millbrook, under the stars last week!!!

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The autumn colours at Millbrook are absolutely fanastic - have you got time for a last minute break to enjoy them while they last? Check out our late availability pages

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Thank you to Donna and David that stayed at The Secret Garden.They left us a nice surprise!

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A little late but the winners of the North Devon Food and Drink Awards areBest RestaurantWINNER : Zena's - BarnstapleRUNNER UP: James Duckett at The Old Custom House - Barnstaple3rd PLACE: The George Hotel - South MoltonBest PubWINNER: The Grove - Kings Nympton (one of my favourites!)RUNNER UP: The Stag's Head - Filleigh3rd PLACE: The King's Arms - Georgeham near CroydeBest CafeWINNER: Cheristow

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Daisy our oldest alpaca had a white baby this morning. It's strong and walking already! Welcome done DaisyPhotos courtsey of Gabriela!!!

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Late AvailabilitySaturday 30th & Sunday 31st October £180 Wheel RoomMonday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd November £180 CorncottThursday 4th & Friday 5th November £190 Pulley Mill

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Derek Herniman replaced our sleuce gate controlling the water into the holding pond for the wheel, we now have total control of the water thru put!! We will put the old sleuce gate on display, unfortunately it wasnt doing its job properly any more!!

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We have replaced the really inefficient gas fires in Pulley and Corncott (Wheel Room will be 1st November!). The fires are flueless so all the heat goes into the room. The look rather nice too!Lakeview already has an air to air heat pump which provides back ground heat.All of our accommodation also has high efficient Worcester Bosch LPG Boiler Heating systems for ultimate comfort.Later this year

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We have the following dates availableSaturday 30th & Sunday 31st October £180 Wheel RoomMonday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd November £180 CorncottThursday 4th & Friday 5th November £190 Pulley Mill

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We Still have Christmas availability in Corncott and Pulley Mill £90 - £120 per night 4 nights min. Corncott accommodates upto 3 persons in 2 bedrooms and 1 well behaved doggyPulley Mill accommodations 2 persons

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Last week we welcomed a new member of our team Cec!Cec will be working at Millbrook and our other properties decoratoring over the winter!This is a photo of Cec restoring the windows at Little Owl our tiny property on Exmoor!

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Last night the press release was sent out reference the South West Excellence Awards and we have been shortlisted!http://www.swtourism.org.uk/news/q/date/2010/10/15/excellence-awards-2010-2011-finalists-revealed/This is great news after the Visit Devon Awards. We will be attending the ceremony on the 15th November in Torquay and will let you know the result.We are up against some fantastic

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Millbrook Cottages are featured in the North Devon Gazette today with a photo (not so flattering!) of Bob, Kate, Gabriela and Tomas!Click here

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You will find links on our home page to Facebook, Twitter, you tube and our rssvfor the blog!Our new Facebook page is Facebook

Kate Boothbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818532218470651066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176640651525090881.post-36194671461406818712010-10-04T07:45:00.004+01:002010-10-04T07:51:36.567+01:00

One of myself and Bob with Judi Spiers on the Visit Devon Awards Night

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Last night we scooped the Gold Award for Self Catering and Serviced Apartment of the Year 2010 at the award ceremony in South Devon. This fast tracks us into the South West Awards taking place this November. Photos of the event to follow!Click Here for Details

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Tonight we are attending the Visit Devon awards ceremony at The Thurlestone Hotel in Kingsbridge Devon! We have been shortlisted to the final 4 (and were visited back in July!) and will find out if we are going to receive Gold, Silver or Runner Up this evening. Fingers crossed - but we will be happy which ever we receive :-)

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The weekend of the 9th and 10th October we will be at the wedding show at West Point arena Exeter - come and see us and see all of the new wedding photos and our new packages customised especially for you!!!

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Our alpacas were sheared on Friday. Late this year due to a baby being born the day before they were due in June!It isnt the nicest experience to watch but only lasts a few minutes. It includes full cut, nail trim and teeth cut!!!!!! :-{

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We have stocked the coarse lake by a further 60 specimen carp mainly 3-4lbs!Stocking will continue this autumn with a further 1000 4-5cm carp in October

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Kate Boothbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818532218470651066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176640651525090881.post-22096337778224876872010-08-24T12:45:00.003+01:002010-08-24T12:48:31.469+01:00

Meet our Turkeys - Fred and Santa!!!They are two different breeds - Santa (The smaller one) is a norfolk and Fred is a American Wild Turkey.I have no idea if they are boys or girls - time will tell!!!!Thanks to Christine for this fab photo!!!

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We have replaced the black leather sofa in Lakeview with a new extra comfy brown leather corner sofa!!! Sorry about the quality of the photo it was taken on my iphone whilst I wait for a new camera!!!

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We are now selling Treasure Trails for Torrington, South Molton and Barnstaple for guests at £5 each. Why not have a fun couple of hours - for all ages!

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We have the following Availability for August and September 2010Secret Garden B&B £150 per night (2 nights min)29th and 30th September11th September for up to 6 nightsLakeview1 night on the 10th or 15th August £11027th September - 3rd October £105/£125 per night 3 nights minPulley Mill25th September 7 nights £4499th October 7 nights £44916th October 7 nights £449

Kate Boothbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818532218470651066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176640651525090881.post-53935773779089376772010-07-27T21:59:00.003+01:002010-07-27T22:01:40.227+01:00

The winner of the first half year photo competition is David and ValCONGRATULATIONS!!!Your prize of a pair of Alpaca socks will be coming to you shortly.You will be entered in with the other winner later in the year to win the stay at Little Owl!!!

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Please have a look at the new wedding photos from our weddings last week.Here is one of the bride and groom overlooking the estate

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A new addition to more outside furniture and the summer house is the outdoor connect 4 and jenga - get fun on a summer evening or autumn afternoon!

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The stone walling for the guest parking area has begun.

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Just a small article about Millbrook Weddings and a few ideas for your weddingClick here for the newsletter

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We have moved the Ducks to the front lake for the new home. We have 2 white indian runner ducks, 2 black/brown indian runner ducks and 3 white call ducks. We have also moved the turkeys to join the geese in the pinetrum. Photos to follow.

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This morning we had a white baby girl alpaca. Please see photo. Its her mums first so she is a bit freaked out!

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Today we changed the last of 28inch old style TVs in Wheel Room and Corncott to new 32 inch HD LCD Samsung TVs. Also Wheel Room had an upgrade to the Hifi to a new Teac DAB system. Pulley Mill had already been updated to a new LCD TV and Teac early this year.

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Millbrook is now showing on Google Maps new Street View. Have a look here You can navigate down the hill and have a look up the drive!The pictures where taken last spring at Millbrook and just show down the drive!

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This morning we have a new baby girl alpaca - she is dark brown (like her dad) and is already walking around. She is very sweet!

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Today at the market (again!) Kate bought two turkey chicks to join the brood! They are 2.5 weeks old and very sweet!

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Today we have upgraded our wireless network to apple airports ( windows and mac compatible) to give a fast connection to the Internet where ever you are at millbrook.

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We have bought a carp barrow for guests to use to transport there equipment upto the lakes. This is after a few requests on our feedback!

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We have replaced the 32inch LCD Sony in Lakeview with a new 40inch LCD Sony Internet TV offering Freeview HD and Internet services through the TV! The Sony 32 inch has replaced the 28inch TV in the Secret Garden Conservatory.

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Rudolf and Renata have now moved on to another job in Reading after nearly 2 years at Millbrook. Gabriela and Tomas started on 9th May and have been working with Rudolf and Renata until yesterday! We are really sad to see them go but wish them all the luck with new jobs!!!! :-(

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Today our first wild ducklings hatched. We have a duck sitting on 12 eggs still too! (click to enlarge the photo)

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The Canadian Geese have returned to Millbrook today for the summer - they couldn't have picked a better Spring day!

Kate Boothbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818532218470651066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176640651525090881.post-82416715422988328142010-02-05T11:12:00.001Z2010-02-05T11:14:16.994Z

With the sun this morning came the spring! The snowdrops are out, the garlic leaf tips are starting to appear, the crocus are rising, and the daffodils (30000 of them) are coming (very late!).Its a beautiful time here!

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We had around 70 rainbow trout delivered yesterday for our fly fishing lake. from 1lb to 5lb fish!

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Pulley Mill is getting more upgrades this month. Its new panasonic 32inch HD freeview LCD TV and Laura Ashley TV stand look great. New additions during January and February are also a new Teac DAB CD System, Cushions for the Window seat (perfect for looking out at the fantastic view) and coloured lights (with a remote control to change the colour for your mood) in the already stunning bathroom.

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After several weeks of being completely white from the snow Millbrook is now back to its normal Green colour! The temperatures are around 10 degrees and its looking great.

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The alpacas have 2 things to celebrate - grass (after the snow has melted) and a new feeding area, specially designed for hay and to keep there food nice and dry.We have 3 baby alpacas due this summer!

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