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May 1998

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a Mr. Padley's land near Murchington. He was very nice and said it was all right to walk through his land. It's always polite to ask. We met him a few days later at the "Jumble Sale" in Jubilee Hall. Mr. Padley's land is beautifully landscaped and has some water cascading through it. Took a round about way over Chagford Bridge to Rushford Bridge and back to Chagford. Took a few pictures along the way, Crossing the Gate, Christine resting, Ed and Leslie, John and Christine , and John and Leslie. Stopped at the Ring 'O Bells Pub and sat in their rear garden. I went back to the room and rested, Christine did a little shopping in town. Then we all met on the lawn for tea. Stopping for tea is one of the more civilized and appealing customs in England. You can stop at a pub, a hotel, a restaurant or a small tearoom. Chagford is a nice old town with a Post Office, and two ironmogers which are like hardware stores. Across form the churchyard is The Three Crowns which has been here since at least 1645 because the poet and Cavalier Godolphin was shot by the Roundheads in the front hall.

Wednesday night we had all been invited to dinner at the house of Alec and Peg, two old friends we met in Chagford in 1987. We alternate taking them to dinner or going to dinner at their house. This was treat for Ed and Leslie as it gave them the chance to see how the English live. In addition, Peg is a real good cook. Here's the dessert Peg made. Alec took us on a tour of their garden and then we had dinner. Alec had a bottle of Hungarian Bulls Blood wine for dinner. We had a pleasant evening talking and then we took a group picture .

Thursday, I walked up to Nattadon Hill overlooking Chagford with Christine, we saw some ponies and later we drove back up with Ed and Leslie because the views from Nattadon Hill were really great. Took a picture of the four of us with the Devon Countryside in the background and ...