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Head over to the blog for the first instalment of our favourite autumnal walks in the South East (link in bio) Love this view from Winkworth Arboretum Grab a brew and join us over on the blog for a review of our stay @uniquehomestays The Poet's Hideaway (on another note thank you all for the support you have shown since my last post, it's been appreciated) Sunday morning our family lost our leading lady very suddenly, a truly remarkable lady with so much love, kindness, generosity, determination and always honestly spoken. I feel so privileged to have had Connie Hawkins as my grandmother, confidant and dear friend, to have been blessed with so many magical memories of her. I was highly fortunate to have lived with my grandparents most of my childhood and even some of my adult years, I shall be forever thankful for this precious time we shared. When my perfect childhood living in a big house one half occupied by my grandparents and the other by my mum, dad sister and I, surrounded by ponies, dogs, laughter, and family was shattered by divorce it was my Nan who was my greatest source of comfort and who I longed to be with. My Nan loved her dogs and walking, like me she was always getting lost! Once to the point a search party had to traipse across the new forest looking for her! My love of the simple pleasure of walking came from our walks together, I would wake up at 5:30am as a child so that I could go out walking with her either on Chailey Common, Ashdown Forest or Buxted Park. Nanny never drunk anything other than champagne, she said after her first sip of it in her 20s it made her feel like she was walking across London Bridge on springs and no drink had ever given her that feeling nor ever it would. Her ultimate favourite was Moët (the family have drunk many magnums of Moët for her this week)! To her there was no other shop worth shopping in than M & S. She would always do sweet things for us all just because she could and loved to bring happiness to the family. Little did she know simply her presence did this. Oh how lucky we have been to have had her beauty in our lives for so long, she is so lovely to think of but so hard to live without. 3 daughters, a loving husband (even the nurses hoped for such a husband)! 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, we are all so very lucky that her legacy lives on in us all, she created a close knit family that are devoted to each other. Days/evenings this week have been spent all together laughing at times passed, despite the sadness we all feel. 💔 Blog post coming soon on our relaxing break @uniquehomestays The Poet's Hideaway Last walk across Bodmin Moor Park Head Walk #capturingbritain #mybritain What better way to relax after a day on your feet than sitting by the fire with a glass of red? @hortons_england

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