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Year: 2020

The Coach and Horses

The Coach and Horses
December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

What an absolute gem to find a great pub in Rickmansworth! The pub is so cozy there is a beautiful fireplace inside. It is probably also an old inn to put stable or horses. The pub has plenty of character!

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Cart and Horses Pub, Commonwood

cart & horses
November 26, 2020November 26, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

The best lamb chops are served in this pub! Perfect lamb, crunchy on the side, and smooth on the inside. Just as I like on medium grilled style! The pub is located on a quaint village of Commonwood near Kings

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Beautiful Pub in Kings Langley

Two Brewers
October 17, 2020October 17, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

We head up to a small village of Chipperfield in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire to have lunch at The Two Brewers pub. The pub is huge, even after social distancing measure during coronavirus pandemic, the pub still has plenty capacity. Saturday

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The Cricketers at Sarratt

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

After antiquing in Sarratt Village Hall, we decided to have a lovely lunch at the pub next door. The name of the pub is The Cricketers. Because it was Sunday I was so craving for a Sunday roast! I had

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Windsor and Eton

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Travel

What to do in Windsor for a day out? Well let me tell you to start your journey at Eton College. If you have a chance, please see this prestigious Eton college. During the coronavirus pandemic, unfortunately the college is

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Exeter silver spoon year 1845

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Antiques

This is a lovely spoon with Exeter hallmark. I am so excited to find this spoon in an antique fair in Sarratt. It has a hallmark that I have never seen before: an Exeter hallmark! What a lovely Exeter hallmark

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Silver Pouncer Pot or Sander

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Antiques

Here is silver pouncer pot or sander. The pouncer pot function is to sprinkle powder which are useful for 1) making the paper smoother for ink writing and 2) drying the ink. There is hallmark for Birmingham silver year 1905-1906

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The Cock Inn at Sarratt

The Cock Inn at Sarratt
August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

Today we went to a lovely village pub called The Cock Inn. The Cock Inn is located at the village of Sarratt in Rickmansworth. It is a wonderful pub full of real ales. Today we saw four real ale pumps.

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Richborough Roman Fort

Richborough Roman Fort
August 21, 2020August 21, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Travel

As our summer holiday is disturbed by the coronavirus, we plan to have a staycation instead to Deal. One of the reasons we choose Deal, is because the location is on a seaside and it is quite close (about 10

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Staycation in Deal, Kent

Deal, Kent
August 21, 2020August 21, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Travel

We decided to have a short break to the Kent coast during this coronavirus pandemic. We choose to have a three-nights staycation in Deal, Kent. Deal is a charming sea-side town in the English coast of Kent. It is facing

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The Green Man in Denham

The Green Man, Denham
August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

Last Saturday we went to a village pub in Denham. The name of the pub is The Green Man, in village road, Denham. Denham is a charming small village in Buckinghamshire. The location itself is very close to Uxbridge. There

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The Old Orchard at Harefield

The Old Orchard
August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Food

Just last weekend, we went to a wonderful pub called The Old Orchard in Harefield, Uxbridge. As with the precaution of Covid-19, we booked the pub first via its website. It is very smooth, we get in and there is

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What to do in Sagunto? A charming old city not far from Valencia

Castell de Sagunt
June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Travel

I know I wrote this when we are all in Coronavirus lockdown. But hey today is 23rd June 2020 and the lockdown in some parts of Europe are lifted! Time to prepare for beach-front holiday again! I would recommend to

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Holy Water Font Italian Pewter (Peltro)

Italian Holy Water Font
April 18, 2020April 18, 2020
Maria Bristoll
Antiques

These are two very lovely Italian holy water font. The material is pewter and they are from the late 18th century. My husband and I come into these beautiful antiques while we were in Ravenna, Italy. We bought these from

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