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Barrels & Bites, the ultimate festival of drinks and auction returned to the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Friday, Nov. 13. The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows is the official benefactor of the annual event where attendees enjoyed hundreds of specialty wines, beers and spirits, alongside a selection of hors d’oeuvres and desserts and participated in silent and live auctions. The event organized by Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada raises funds for the Club, which serves more than 13,000 children annually in northern Nevada. Photos by Calvert Photography.
Saturday morning, and the usual task of going to Tesco. Our early start was rewarded with a splendid morning, and stunning sunrise over stormclouds over Northern France again.
It would stay clear all morning, but rain would rapidly spread from the west after lunch.
The colours and dramatic skies was too good not to stop on the side of the road near Wallett's Court to take a shot.
Then to home to unpack, have breakfast and a shower.
We had a fine day planned:
First up was going to a country pub to meet the two other Mods from the orchid group and discuss the upcoming season and our plans to see the remainder of UK species. And to have a bite to eat.
Secondly, Sean and Ang were coming for dinner, so I had a three course Italian meal to plan and cook.
Between, there would be football and rugby.
Of course.
At half ten we drove out along the A2, through Bridge and over the fruit orchards to Stone Street, then up to Nackington to visit the church.
I have been twice recently, but found the door locked, which I thought unusual, I mailed the wardens and was told the church is unlocked during daylight hours.
It was open this time, Jools pushed the inner door open and the cool interior was revealled.
I wanted to come for yet another revisit as the church as two of the oldest windows in England, dating from the early C13th, depicting the Tree of Jessie and the other a representation of St Thomas Becket, so early that the maker of the window might have been alive then the Archbishop was martyred.
So I take my shots and am soon done, the next job is to drive back to Stone Street and then to the crossroads to The Granville where we were to meet Ian and Terry.
It is the start of another orchid season, and the first Kentish spikes could just be four weeks away, if the mild weather holds up. So we have an annual meeting to discuss changes to group rules and so on, but also to discuss our plans for the upcoming season, and maybe I will complete the task of seeing all UK species this year.
We also have lunch, and a beer each, which goes down well, and the hour soon slips by. I had also offered a member meeting afterwards, but no one turned up, so come half one, we all shook hands and left.
Jools drove us home, where once inside and having had a brew, I had to make the filling for lemon tart, and get the ingredients out for dinner.
First up was a small Caprese, with a tomato each and a small mozzarella too, and a Tesco made Italian loaf. There just wasn't time for me to make one.
All preparation having been done by three, I could relax and follow the football, where Norwich only draw 1-1 at Blackburn.
Sigh.
Then there is Scotland v England rugby, which we watch most of, but as the thrilling climax is reached, Sean and Ang arrive, so I switch the TV off, and pour drinks.
We have the Caprese, chat, then I make Cabonara. All good, really good. And we round off with the tart.
Tart.
Somehow, it was gone ten by the time they leave. Two wine bottles were empty, as was a bottle of Chimay, and we had made a dent on the bottle of port Sean brought too.
A fabulous day, but one that left me tired and wanting sleep.
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NACKINGTON,
CALLED in antient writings Natindon, and Natynton, lies the next parish south westward from Bridge. The greatest part of it is in the upper half hundred of Bridge, and a small district of the northern part of it in the hundered of Whitstaple. It has but one borough, viz. that of Nackington.
NACKINGTON lies about a mile north-east from Canterbury; the high road from which to Hythe and Romney Marsh leads through it; it is a pleasant healthy situation. The east and west sides of the parish are open uninclosed arable and hop-grounds, the eastern part behind Staplegate being mostly planted with them; and the western arable, in which is a large district of land, called from its size the Hundred-acres, formerly Haven field, the property of several different owners. The soil, through much inclined to chalk, is in general very fertile, and worth upon an average twenty shillings an acre, though there is much in it let for more. There is no village, but there are about eighteen houses interspersed throughout it; the church stands on a gentle rise, at a small distance eastward from the road, with the parsonage and the court-lodge of Sextries near it. Beyond Heppington the prospect changes to a barren dreary country, covered with slints, and enveloped among woods. Behind that seat ran the old Stonestreet way of the Romans, from their station Durovernum, or Canterbury, to that of Portus Lemanis, or Limne, only to be traced now over the arable lands, and through the woods, and a little higher up lies Iffins wood, formerly the scite of the manor of Ytching, as it was antiently spelt in king Henry the VIth.'s reign, a small part of which only is within this parish, close to the bounds of which are the vestigia of an antient camp, the outward trenches of which contain about eight acres, of which only two acres are level and connected, the rest being cut and intersected by roads, &c. There are numbers of different intrenchments throughout this large wood, and one vallum especially, which runs on to the Stone-street road. At the north corner of this camp are the remains of an oblong square building of stone, the length of it standing east and west. At the east end is a square rise against the wall, seemingly for an altar, and a hollow in the wall on one side. The foot or pedestal, of a seemingly gothic pillar, such as were made for churches, was some years ago found among the rubbish in it; so that if this ever was a prætorium of a Roman general, a chapel seems to have been erected on the scite of it, as was frequently the case, probably by the owners of the manor, and to have been deserted when this part of the country was depopulated by the contests between the houses of York and Lancaster.
Herba Paris, or One Berry, grows plentifully in Iffen wood, and Lamium Caunabino folio flore amplo luteo, labio purpureo; hemp-leaved dead nettle, with a party coloured flower, grows in this parish.
There are no parochial charities, but there are eight shillings per annum paid towards the repair of the church, out of lands called Willys's lands. The number of poor constantly relieved are about twenty-five, casually as many.
THERE ARE THREE MANORS in this parish, each of which is stiled in antient records, The MANOR OF NACKINGTON. Of these
The MANOR OF SEXTRIES, alias NACKINGTON, was part of the antient possessions of the monastery of St.Augustine, and was allotted to the use of their sacristie, whence it acquired the former of those names. This manor, in the year 1046, was demised to one Turstin, belonging to the abbot's houshold, and was afterwards sold and alienated from the monastery, which accounts for its not being mentioned in the survey of Domesday; but in king Edward I.'s reign, it appears by the roll of knights fees to have been again in the possession of the abbot and convent, for Natyndon is mentioned in it as the abbot's lordship. After which this manor of Natyndon, alias Sextries, continued in the possession of the abbot and convent till the dissolution of the abbey in the 30th year of Henry VIII. when it came into the king's hands, (fn. 1) who in his 32d year granted it in exchange to Thomas Colepeper, esq. senior, whose son Sir Alexander Colepeper, of Bedgbury, alienated it in the 21st year of Elizabeth to Sir James Hales, of the Dungeon, in Canterbury, whose grandson, of the same name, by deed inrolled anno 22 James I.sold it to John Smith, esq. of London, and he devised it by will to John Vaughan, esq. from which name it passed to Stephen Jermyn, esq. who conveyed it to Thomas Page, citizen and stationer of London, and he passed it away by sale to William Fox, of Nackington, whose son, of the same name, reconveyed it to Thomas Page, esq. of London, son of Thomas beforementioned, and he in 1763 sold it to Edward Jacob, esq. of Faversham, who died in 1788, and his widow now possesses it for her life, the inheritance being vested in their two younger sons, the Rev.Stephen Long Jacob, and Mr.John Jacob, who resides at it. There is no court held for it.
The MANOR OF STAPLEGATE, alias NACKINGTON, is situated in the northern part of this parish, in the hundred of Whitstaple, just without the bounds of the county of the city of Canterbury. It was formerly the seat of an eminent family of the same surname, who were owners not only of this place, but of lands in Bilsington, Romney Marsh, and in Thanet. (fn. 2) Edmund Staplegate died possessed of this manor anno 13 king Edward II. whose descendant Edmund Staplegate had that noted contest, as lord of Bilsington manor, with Richard, earl of Arundel, for the performance of the office of chief butler at king Richard II.'s coronation. (fn. 3) He died s.p. and was succeeded by his brother John Staplegate, in whole descendants this manor did not continue long; for in the reigns of Henry V. and VI. as appears by the antient court-rolls, it was in the name of Litchfield, one of whom, Roger Litchfield, in the 22d year of Edward IV. alienated it to William Haut, whose son Sir William Haut leaving two daughters his coheirs, Elizabeth, the eldest, entitled her husband Thomas Colepeper, esq. of Bedgbury, to it, and he in the Ist year of king Edward VI. alienated it to Philip Chowte, esq. who sold it in the 6th year of queen Elizabeth to Walter Waller, and he immediately afterwards passed it away to Sir Anthony Aucher, of Bishopsborne, who sold it to Sir James Hales, of the Dungeon, and he in the 22d year of king James I. conveyed it, with the manor of Sextries, alias Nackington, to John Smith, esq. of London. After which they both continued in the same line of ownership, down to Thomas Page, esq. who alienated this manor of Staplegate, alias Nackington, to Mr.Hopkins Fox, whose son Mr. William Fox died possessed of it in 1794, and left it to his eldest son William, who now possesses it. There is no court held for it.
HEPPINGTON is a manor and seat, at the south-west boundary of this parish, which in the reign of king Henry II. was possessed by a family of the name of Delce; for in the 29th year of it William de Delce accounted at the exchequer for the tenure of this land of Hevington; but this name was extinct here before the reign of Edward III in which it was come into the possession of William Talbot, whose heirs possessed it in the 20th year of that reign. The next owners of this manor were the Chich's, of the Dungeon, as appeared by a record of that time, at the beginning of king Henry IV.'s reign, it was become the property of Fogge, and Sir John Fogge, of Repton, by will anno 6 Henry VII. devised it to his son by his second wife, Sir Thomas Fogge, sergeant-porter of Calais, whose two daughters and coheirs, married to Oxenbridge and Scott, conveyed their moieties of it in 1558 and 1561, to Thomas Hales, esq. of Thanington, and he settled it on his eldest son William, by his second wife Alice, and their son William Hales, esq. together with his son William Hales, in 1640, conveyed the manor of Heppington, with the mansion and lands belonging to it, to Thomas Godfrey, esq. the younger, of Lid, who was knighted the year afterwards, and resided here, being the eldest son of Peter Godfrey, esq. of Lid. (fn. 4) He died in 1684, without surviving issue, leaving his wife lady Hester Godfrey surviving, who died in 1699, when this manor came by her settlement of it to her great nephew Henry Godfrey, esq. who was of Heppington, who leaving and only daughter and heir Mary, she carried it in marriage to Bryan Faussett, esq. of Rochester, who rebuilt this seat, bearing for his arms,Or, a lion rampant, sable, over all a bend, gobonated, argent and gules. He died in 1750, and was succeeded by his eldest son the Rev. Brian Faussett, rector of Horton Monks, and perpetual curate of Nackington, who died in 1776, having married Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Curtois, by whom he had two sons, Henry-Godfrey, of whom below, and Bryan, now of Sittingborne, gent. who married Dorothy, daughter of the Rev.John Smith, vicar of Borden, and a daughter Elizabeth, married to Mr. Wm. Bland, of Sittingborne. Henry Godfrey Faussett, esq. the eldest son, succeeded on his mother's death in 1787, to this manor; he married first Susan, daughter of Ri chard Sandys, esq. of Canterbury, by whom he had three sons and five daughters, she died in 1789; and he married secondly Sarah, daughter and heir of Fettiplace Nott, esq. of Marston-hall, in Warwickshire, late high steward of the city of Litchfield. He is the present possessor of this manor, and resides at Heppington.
NACKINGTON-HOUSE is a seat in this parish, which in the reign of king Charles I. was the residence of Capt. John Nutt, whose descendant Edward Nutt, esq. died possessed of it in 1708, without issue male, upon which it came by entail to his brother William Nutt, who sold it to Thomas Willys, esq. who in 1726 succeeded to the title of baronet on the death of Sir Thomas Willys, bart. of Fen-Ditton, in Cambridgeshire, s. p. their arms being, Parted per fess, gules and argent, three lions rampant, counterchanged, a bordure, ermine. He died next year, s. p. likewise, having devised this estate to trustees, who soon afterwards sold it to Christopher Milles, esq. of Canterbury, descended from ancestors who had resided at the parsonage at Herne, from the reign of James I. and bore for their arms, Ermine, a millrind, sable, on a chief, two marlions wings, or; one of whom was clerk of the robes to queen Anne, and king James and of king Charles's privy chamber. (fn. 5) Christopher Milles, esq. after his purchase of Nackington house, resided at it, and died in 1742, having married Mary, eldest daughter of Rich. Warner, esq. of Norfolk, by whom he had three sons and two daughters, Richard, of whom hereafter; Christopher, chief justice of Senegambia; John, late captain of an East-Indiaman; Mary, now unmarried; and Anne, married to Sir Edward Aftley, bart. of Norfolk. Richard Milles, esq. the eldest son, is of North Elmham, in Norfolk, he served as member for Canterbury in three successive parliaments, having married Mary, daughter of T. Tanner, D. D. prebendary of Canterbury, by whom he has an only daughter and heir Mary, married to the right hon. Lewis-Thomas, lord Sondes. He is the present owner of this seat, and at times resides at it.
THIS PARISH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of the same.
The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is but small, and consists of one isle and two chancels, having at the north-west corner a low wooden pointed turret, in which hangs one bell. This church is very small. It is kept very neat and in good repair. By the several narrow small circular windows it seems antient, built perhaps not long after the time of Lansranc. In the high chancel are several memorials for the Godfreys; a memorial for Bryan Faussett, esq. obt. 1750, and for his son the Rev. Bryan Faussett, obt. 1776; arms, Faussett, quartering Toke, Godfrey, and Brian, impaling azure, three pales, ermine, over all, a fess, chequy. In the south chancel, which belongs to the Milles family, are several memorials for the Wyllis's and the Nutt's; and memorials for the Pudners, who lie buried in a vault underneath; arms, Bendy, or, and gules, over all, a cross, argent, a label of three points for difference. Against the west wall are three elegant small monuments, of different coloured marbles; one for the RevBernard Astley, A. B. second son of Sir Edward Astley, bart. of Melton, in Norfolk, by Anne, daughter of Christopher Milles, esq. another for Christopher Milles, esq. of Nackington, obt. 1742, who married Mary, eldest daughter and coheir of Richard Warner, esq. of North Elmham, in Norfolk; and another for Mary, relict of Christopher Milles, esq. obt. 1781. In the two east windows of this chancel, are good remains of painted glass.
The CHURCH of Nackington belonged to the priory of St. Gregory, perhaps part of its original endowment by archbishop Lanfranc. It was very early appropriated to it, and was confirmed to it by archbishop Hubert about king Richard I.'s reign. After which this appropriation appears by the register of the priory, to have been esteemed as a manor, stiled
The MANOR OF NACKINGTON, alias The PARSONAGE, which continued part of the possessions of it till its suppression by king Henry VIII. when it came, with the advowson of the vicarage, into the king's hands, where they did not stay long, before they were granted, with the scite and other possessions of the priory, in exchange, to the archbishop, part of the revenues of whose see they continue at this time, George Gipps, esq. of Harbledown, being the present lessee of this parsonage. But the advowson of the vicarage, now esteemed as a perpetual curacy, his grace the archbishop reserves in his own hands.
The vicarage, or perpetual curacy, is not valued in the king's books. (fn. 6) Archbishop Juxon, in 1661, augmented the stipend of this curacy to twenty pounds per annum; and archbishop Sheldon, anno 28 Charles II. angmented it further to forty pounds per annum, which sum is paid yearly to the curate by the lessee of the parsonage. It is now of the yearly certified value of 62l. 18s. 10d. (fn. 7)
¶THERE IS A PORTION OF TITHES arising from a district of land in this parish, which was part of the antient possessions of the hospital of Eastbridge, and at the endowment of the vicarage of Cosmus Blean, was given to it, being then of the value of five marcs. This portion now belongs to that vicarage, and consists of the tithes of about one hundred and sixteen acres of land, let at the yearly rent of forty-two pounds. (fn. 8)
There were several contests between the priory of St. Gregory and St. Laurence hospital, concerning the tithes of Moland beside Heppington, viz. of eighty acres of land; besides which, the hospital possessed the tithes of fifty acres of land in Havefield. (fn. 9)
Barrels & Bites, the ultimate festival of drinks and auction returned to the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Friday, Sept. 26. The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows is the official benefactor of the annual event where more than 3,000 attendees enjoyed hundreds of specialty wines, beers and spirits, alongside a large selection of hors d’oeuvres and desserts and participated in silent and live auctions. The event organized by Southern Wine & Spirits raises funds for the Club, which serves more than 12,000 children annually in northern Nevada. Photos by Calvert Photography.
Brighter Bites is a collaborative effort designed to improve access to healthy, affordable food and provide nutrition education. The University of Texas School of Public Health, KIPP Schools, the Houston Food Bank and Texas Children's Hospital have partnered to offer the 16-week program to third-grade children enrolled at KIPP Explore Academy and their parents. As you can see from the photos, those healthy kale smoothies are a hit!
Barrels & Bites, the ultimate festival of drinks and auction returned to the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Friday, Sept. 26. The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows is the official benefactor of the annual event where more than 3,000 attendees enjoyed hundreds of specialty wines, beers and spirits, alongside a large selection of hors d’oeuvres and desserts and participated in silent and live auctions. The event organized by Southern Wine & Spirits raises funds for the Club, which serves more than 12,000 children annually in northern Nevada. Photos by Calvert Photography.
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Women on the verge
Ok, so I love to work with images of women, I have to say they are my fave. I like photos from all periods in time….and since I am such a sarcastic bitch so are all of my women…..they say a lot of snarky things…..things women of years ago would never say , and even maybe some women today wouldn’t say, but I would……in a sense they are my altered ego….these mini collages started out as a pack of math flash cards…..cuz you all know women are not good at math……the backgrounds are mostly from magazines and other found papers, they were distressed with a sanding block, and citron. I used foil that was glued and ironed on just to add some zip……I searched my huge collection of images and found objects, and one of my fave, hard pastel crayons. I also have a large collection of quotes I am going to bring them to first Friday tomorrow . to sell. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow.
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We got a call yesterday that my granddaughter had gotten into an ant bed on the play ground at the day care se goes too. She had 80 bites!!!!! My daughter took her to the ER, and she is fine, but just a reminder to us all....keep the kids play area safe!
Its lunch time and today I made a sandwich on grilled Asiago cheese bread, with smoked turkey, sliced vidalia onion. Tomato with sea salt and dill with a little bit of mayo and mustard. This hit the spot and was sooo tasty. The asiago cheese bread is from Panera and its sooo good.
Barrels & Bites, the ultimate festival of drinks and auction returned to the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Friday, Sept. 26. The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows is the official benefactor of the annual event where more than 3,000 attendees enjoyed hundreds of specialty wines, beers and spirits, alongside a large selection of hors d’oeuvres and desserts and participated in silent and live auctions. The event organized by Southern Wine & Spirits raises funds for the Club, which serves more than 12,000 children annually in northern Nevada. Photos by Calvert Photography.
"count to 10 before saying anything"
"how to waste time complicating things."