Friday, 8 May 2009

Staick House, Eardisland

At the edge of a small village
encircled with orchards
at the height of their blossomy beauty

beside a slow stream,
adrift with reeds,

is a house
enclosed with stranded ivy

where the Sleeping Beauty
sleeps on.

13 comments:

  1. Rhiannon8 May 2009 at 00:18

    Is the sleeping beauty the princess or the house?
    Although its a shame that somewhere so beautiful has just been left. There's a couple of houses like that in the lovely's home village, gorgeous houses just abandoned because no-one wants to move in

    xxx

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  2. Gina8 May 2009 at 06:20

    So beautiful but a shame it has been abandoned.

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  3. Unknown8 May 2009 at 07:47

    You were just down the road from our friends - that area is like heaven with the door shut :o)

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  4. Mary8 May 2009 at 12:29

    what a place to be able to take photographs!

    Beautiful words too ...

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  5. Anonymous8 May 2009 at 13:35

    What a pretty house! Too bad no one loves it. It would be beauitful all fixed up!

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  6. Unknown8 May 2009 at 13:51

    Oh Alice what a knack you have for spotting the beautiful and making it interesting.

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  7. Lynn8 May 2009 at 20:41

    I think I could fix up the place. Is there a church nearby that needs my husband's services? A wellness centre that needs mine??

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  8. Anonymous9 May 2009 at 00:03

    It almost looks like the house at Green Knowe.

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  9. Lynn9 May 2009 at 03:31

    I'm back to remind myself what I wrote earlier, and hark! The word verification is "scones." Surely a Sign if ever there was one...

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  10. silverpebble9 May 2009 at 09:10

    It's just crying out to be lovingly restored - but what a project it would be! Plus Ms Beauty would have to evacuate.

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  11. Lyn9 May 2009 at 19:44

    Wow what a wonderful place, I bet it is lovely inside, dust and cobwebs.
    Love
    Lyn
    xx

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  12. The Coffee Lady9 May 2009 at 23:33

    I hate to think how much it would cost to even start to fix that roof.

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  13. Anonymous12 May 2009 at 21:25

    Nell said..
    hi I'm new to your blog its just lovely especially the church very unique.
    I did enjoy the green players thank you muchly! The abandoned cottage with ivy wall I expected Jane Austin to emerge from.Wistful and in need of Love.

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