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A relaxing country week-end in the Cotswolds

I have returned to London feeling relaxed and refreshed. We spent a wonderful week-end in the beautiful Cotswold village of Chipping Camden. We went for long walks over the gently rolling hills attempting to make the best of the “now you see me now you don’t” intermittent sun which was playing hide and seek shyly peeking from behind mid-toned grey ominous looking clouds. The cottages were picture box pretty with “house and garden” perfectly manicured lawns. I began to absorb the sense of peace and tranquillity which pervaded the very air we breathed. So calming after the hectic busyness of London, especially as we live in South West London which is not too far from Heathrow airport and we are thus disturbed by the now fairly continuous air traffic as the planes follow the river Thames on their descent to the airport.
I began to dream of a life in the country, probably not that practical and I must admit I would miss many of the opportunities available in a big city. As Samuel Johnson is quoted to have said during a conversation with his friend Boswell in 1777:-

“Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”
— Samuel Johnson

This was my favourite house – Divine

A cottage inhabited by the author Graham Greene from 1931 – 1933 – You can just see the blue plaque on the wall on the left.

Below pictures of the garden in the hotel where we stayed. Instead of an ordinary hotel bedroom we had a tiny cottage all to ourselves with our own open fire and outdoor hot tub.

Views of the surrounding countryside

Do you prefer to live in the countryside or a city. Perhaps in an ideal world you might choose both?

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I write a fashion and beauty blog for women over 50 with the aim of inspiring mature women to continue to enjoy and have fun with their fashion choices. I have spent most of my working life in some way connected to fashion. I started my career in Fashion PR and then trained as an Image Consultant when my children were young. I subsequently worked in the corporate world running seminars, doing private coaching and speaking at conferences. I started my blog in 2009 as I wanted to share my years of experience working in the world of fashion. I truly believe we can continue to have confidence in the way we present ourselves. Our style may evolve with time and changing lifestyles, yet with a little knowledge and inspiration, we can all continue to have fun with fashion. As women of a certain age we are a growing demographic let us prove that we can also be a chic one.

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Patti says:

13th May 2013 at 12:31

Lovely pics, and the countryside is beautiful. But I am a city woman all the way, in my heart if not in current residence : > thanks for linking up to Visible Monday.
Style At Every Age says:

13th May 2013 at 14:52

Great pictures, thanks for sharing! I have never been to the Cotswolds but it looks amazing!
Sharon says:

13th May 2013 at 20:50

Beautiful pics ... I relaxed just by looking at them :) I am actually in the process of looking for a new house and I am torn between life in the city and life in the country. If only I could afford one a house in each, life would be perfect LOL
Jan Graham-McMillen says:

14th May 2013 at 01:05

Well...hello, again. Glad to see you pop up here! The Johnson quote pretty much sums up how I feel about urban life. I miss it a great deal now that I live here in a very rural world. But I'm happy to have a brief tip abroad to places I'm not likely to see, at least anytime soon!
Thank you!
Madame Là-bas says:

14th May 2013 at 20:22

I live in a suburb in Canada but I prefer the Left Bank of Paris. I go home in a week after 2 months and will miss just walking out the door and window shopping or visiting a museum at will.