Onion marmalade

Well, what a great weekend! The cottage was fantastic and the village was lovely to. I was worried about how the long journey would affect Pluto but he was an angel. (And on the way back.) On the first night, we popped down to the pub for a couple of local ales and then headed back. My partner cooked a very nice meal and we sat and talked all evening in front of a roaring fire. It was gorgeous! Unfortunately, I didn’t have the most restful night because we made the mistake of having the dog in the bedroom with us. So when he couldn’t sleep; neither could I. He licked my nose, or kept bumping my hand to let me know he was still there. Occasionally if things got too quiet he would start to gruffle and whimper. Needless to say we didn’t have him upstairs with us the second night!
Day 2, we had a lovely breakfast and then headed out for a walk which was fun. Especially traversing a field full of sheep with a dog full of energy! He was well behaved but was desperately curious about these large woolly dogs that didn’t bark, and would have given anything to go and play with them. We followed the river, had a picnic and sat in the sun. That evening we went to another local pub and had a superb meal. Again, as soon as we got back to the cottage I lit the fire! This time we talked and read for the rest of the evening. No TV, no music even. On the final day we managed another walk and climbed a big hill which felt like a big achievement. At the top we sat in the very hot sun marvelling at the stunning landscape; rolling hills, patches of farm land, copses and woodland… a glider flew overhead silent and graceful and we both felt relaxed and very happy.
On the way back, we managed a quick pint of another local ale and then stopped at the village shop for some presents (biscuits, onion marmalade, jam) and then it was time to tidy up the cottage and head home. It was so nice to get away from everything and I had such a lovely time with two rather delightful and very special companions!