For sure its what we’ll see

She welcomes us with delicious scones

And a lovely cup of tea

We’re taken to our room

It’s lovely fresh and clean

everythings’ nice with a comfy bed

And all is good and never mean

The dining room in the morning

All flowers and stripes and spots

It was a barn in a previous life

Now it’s loaded with plates and pots

There’s lots of choice for breakfast

Often they are Hannah’s mums

A full english, cereal or toast

And yummy fruit for our tums

Dairy Barns is so relaxing

We can come and go as we please

But if we come back far too late

We’ve always got our keys

There’s always something going on

With arranging of some flowers

A wedding or some other do

Where do they find the hours

The welcome is always there

We certainly enjoy our stay

Inland or coastal to visit

The perfect get away!

We’ve escaped most of the really bad weather here in Norfolk – don’t get me wrong, we have had our fair share just not as bad as other parts of the country. Pleased to report however that the weather is now looking up.

Fancy a short break? Norfolk is a fantastic place to escape the stresses and strains. We are pretty full the next couple of weeks but we do have a few spaces so check the website for availability.

I’m off to plant some vegetable seed in the greenhouse. It’s the good life here – well I am trying to be green fingered anyway. Must collect the eggs as well!

When all at once I saw a crowd
A host of dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:-
A Poet could not but be gay
In such a laughing company:
I gazed – and gazed – but little thought
What wealth the shew to me had brought:

For oft when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood.
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude,
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the Daffodils.

According to WIKIPEDIA – a blog is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries (“posts”) typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first). Until 2009 blogs were usually the work of a single individual, occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject. More recently “multi-author blogs” (MABs) have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, interest groups and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other “microblogging” systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into societal newstreams. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Well there you have it – BLOGs according to WIKI.

It’s probably best not to read too  much into the why’s and wherefores and just get on with it.

More soon.

Dairy Barns has a fresh new look with a fun yet contemporary new identity. We believe you’ll find the site easy to navigate as well as lovely to look at. The friendliness and warmth of Dairy Barns really shines through as you explore the website. Thee website reflects the enthusiasm we have as a family and as business owners as well as our love of Dairy Barns and Lound Farm that is our home. You can find out more about us and Dairy Barns under “Our Story” on the top navigation menu. Check our news page regularly for area events and special offers as well as recipes and our thoughts about life in Norfolk. Please join us on Facebook too!

The new site features an extensive image gallery using a wide collection of lovely photographs of the accommodation, farm, weddings, flower design plus images from their own Norfolk photo library. Many of our images are taken by a talented team of local photographers who have kindly allowed us to use their images on our site. Check out the “Friends of Ours” page from the dropdown menu on the “Contact” tab on the top navigation – you’ll find lots of our photography friends listed as well as a number of other good folk.

The site has been designed to capture the spirit of Dairy Barns and the local Norfolk area – we hope you’ll enjoy mooching around the site. If you spot anything that needs changing or tweaking or if we have omitted some key information just let us know.

The Love the Broads campaign was launched on Wednesday 5th September 2012 at Horning Swan Green. It has been set up by the Broads Authority with money from the European Regional Development Fund through the STEP project which promotes sustainable tourism in estuary parks.

The idea is that people who’ve enjoyed a visit here can show their appreciation by voluntarily giving a donation which will raise money for projects that protect, preserve and enhance the Broads. Visitors will find they have the option to give a very small extra sum on the hire of a boat or cycle, a meal or a cup of tea – or just drop a donation in a collection box. The campaign’s logo – a large heart in a circle – appears on badges that can also be bought to boost funds.

The scheme will be administered by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Charitable Trust – an independent registered charity which will receive the money and distribute it to projects which have been submitted to the Trust.

So far, Dairy Barns and seven other local businesses have put their weight behind the campaign. The first tranche of projects that are likely to benefit from the fund-raising includes a plan to set up a sculpture trail at Strumpshaw Fen with workshops to teach youngsters about nature, signage for Broads cycling routes and a scheme to stop the decline in the water vole population in the Broads.

The Trust aims to raise around £5,000 in the first year but a similar scheme in the Lake District has raised more than £2 million over 17 years so it’s hoped the Broads scheme will grow to equal its success. To make a donation visit http://www.broadscharitabletrust.org.uk/enjoy-give-protect.html