Awards and citations:


1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Showing posts with label downsizing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downsizing. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Considering downsizing.....

 Keddlestone Hall, Derbyshire 


There comes a time in many of our lives when one considers whether it would be sensible to downsize – to move into less expansive accommodation. With that in mind we had a look at Keddlestone Hall near Derby. 
 

 A modest entrance .....



 Details of one of the pillars – fluted after construction

 A view over Capability Brown's garden plot 

 Two youths cavorting in a classical landscape 




 One of Michael Gove's ancestors?

 Informal dining 
 







The house had some attractive features but may be a little cramped for our needs, so we will probably keep looking.....