http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/ The Westmorland Gazette /leisure/lifestyle/ en-gb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:50:31 +0100 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:50:31 +0100 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/resources/images/774670/?type=rsslogo http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/ http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4460736.Sprint_Mill_opens_its_gardens_to_raise_money_for_good_causes/?ref=rss SUMMER marches on, we’ve had some lovely weather and I’m pleased to report that this morning I spotted several large tadpoles in the pond, all proudly sporting back legs! Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:40:00 +0100 34d38150e1de6e492ec513d0f4a13f7a http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4463189.Property_guru_helps_buyers_find_dream_home_in_the_Lakes/?ref=rss A CUMBRIAN property guru is giving Kirstie Allsopp a run for her money after launching an exciting new business venture. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:29:34 +0100 23b4f45b47844574a74e79c2c76164a2 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4451012.Schools_go_green_in_Tasty_Tubs_competition/?ref=rss THOSE of you who have been paying attention will remember me talking last month about the Tasty Tubs competition for local primary schools, where the children were challenged to produce displays of edible plants in containers made from recycled objects. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:30:00 +0100 74c897db5b60ab3ea49b267fb7d0262d http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4438114.Fancy_having_your_own_truffle_tree_/?ref=rss KEITH and I have just come back from a week’s walking holiday in the Luberon, in Provence, south-west France. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:00 +0100 659f236a92b83806765aec752c84a9a6 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4440049.Ambleside_guesthouse_sold/?ref=rss A WELL-KNOWN Ambleside guesthouse has been sold to a couple eager to return to the Lake District’s hospitality industry. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:38:38 +0100 01ac2633f98007720d268d21dc4527f7 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4440060.Buying_and_selling_price_gap_shrinks/?ref=rss THE gap between asking and selling price is narrowing according to research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:42:08 +0100 03ae7942921c26d5a27d05a2c7dd9e07 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4438157.Homebuyers_support_conservation_areas/?ref=rss HOMEBUYERS are prepared to pay higher prices for properties in well-kept conservation areas a survey has revealed. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:38:41 +0100 dce4d0e02255907e6794c93c56809984 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4419228.From_pot_plants_to_cut_flowers/?ref=rss FOR those of you who have been following the unofficial competition for the largest number of flowers on an amaryllis, the final word goes this week to Leslie Johnson, of Ambleside: “What a lot of people don’t realise is that, if properly fed, amaryllis or hippeastrums can go on for many years, rather than being disposed of after flowering as nurserymen like to imply. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:50:00 +0100 dd8aca4f3c1297910bddea3012c9c0bf http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4402837.Sunny_days_help_with_spring_progress_in_the_garden/?ref=rss WHAT a difference a few sunny days and a bank holiday weekend make to progress in the garden. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0100 0901f9d8b3a7d8ffd5713417a9387786 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/lifestyle/4388994.Youngsters_create_some_tasty_tubs/?ref=rss MY INBOX has been quite busy this week, with a note from Jack Manning, of Flookburgh, asking why everyone nowadays refers to chickens rather than hens, and with a photograph from Anne Stoddart, of her husband John and his amaryllis, which had no fewer that 12 flowers. Thu, 28 May 2009 10:30:00 +0100 5010f364c822fc4fa0500e49cdf4723f