A FEW WORDS BEFORE MY RHYME
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582, her family home was in the hamlet of Shottery barely a mile from the centre of Stratford-On-Avon.The cottage is situated in beautiful countryside, which provides the perfect backdrop in all seasons.Inside the house beside the fireplace is an old wooden settle, upon which it is believed that William Shakespeare courted Anne Hathaway.He was 18 when he married Anne ( forced on by the fact she was pregnant) and she was 26.A tour of the cottage is a must for anybody
visiting Stratford, and is especially popular with our American and Japanese visitors.
WELL I'M CONTINUEING NOW FROM MY LAST POSTING IF YOU HAVN'T READ THAT BELOW.
WHEN I WENT TO STRATFORD FOR THE DAY PLUS A TRIP FOR FOUR HOURS I'D GO.
FROM THE HOTEL TO SEE ANN HATHAWAYS COTTAGE IN SHOTTERY BY COACH WE WENT.
BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO ROUND IT INSIDE BUT THE SHORT STAY WAS VERY WELL SPENT.
WE DROVE ROUND THE QUAINT NARROW SHOTTERY ROADS WITH SUCH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY TO SEE.
THE GUIDE TELLING OF THE HISTORY OF SHOTTERY THIS REALY SUITED ME.
THE CAR PARK WAS PACKED WITH TOURISTS NATIONALATIES OF EVERY KIND.
BOTH IN SHOTTERY AND IN STRATFORD MANY PEOPLE YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND.
THE JOURNEY FROM STRATFORD TO SHOTTERY WAS SHORT BUT OUR COACH GUIDE SHE TOLD US ALL.
THE TALES OF SHAKESPEARE AND ANN HIS WIFE AND THIS FUNNY ONE I STILL RE-CALL.
SHE SAID IN THOSE DAYS HOME REMEDIES WERE MADE TO CURE THE ILL WHO WERN'T WELL.
TALE HAD IT A LOCAL MAN HE GROUND STONES DOWN ADDED TO GUNPOWDER TO SELL.
TO THE PUBLIC FOR CONSTIPATION AND ONE DAY ANNS COOK TRIED THAT.
UNFORTUNATLY HE BENT DOWN WHILST WORKING PASSED WIND AND HE SHOT THE CAT.
HE-HE!!!THE COACH WAS IN AN UPROAR EVERYONE HAD A GOOD LAUGH .
WHICH MADE MY DAY OUTING MORE ENJOYABLE AS YOU KNOW MY NAMES LAUGHING KATH. HE-HE.
WE CAME UPON SHOTTERY BROOK QUITE SOON THIS SUITED ME DOWN TO THE GROUND.
AS A REALY HOT DAY WAS UPON US SO THE SHADE WAS QUITE WELCOME I FOUND.
TRANQUILLITY AND BEAUTY THE SUN SPARKLED THROUGH THE TREES FROM THE BRIGHT BLUE SKY.
I THEN SPOTTED HATHAWAY COTTAGE THROUGH A GAP IN THE TREES WITH MY EYE.
WANDERING IN THE SHADE I SNAPPED THIS PICTURE FOR YOU TO SEE.
THE GLIMPSE I HAD CAUGHT OF THE COTTAGE PEAKING THROUGH THE TREE.
HURRY I THOUGHT GET CLOSER SO ONWARDS I COULDN'T WAIT.
A PATHWAY THEN LED ME OUT TO THE ROAD AND UP TO ANN HATHAWAYS GATE.
WHAT A PITY I DID'NT HAVE TIME TO LOOK ROUND THE COTTAGE HOW SAD.
SO I SNAPPED AS MUCH AS I COULD VIEW AND I DON'T THINK THEY TURNED OUT BAD.
IT WAS REALY HARD TO GET SOME SNAPS AS THE HEDGE WAS EVER SO TALL.
THE FULL VIEW BELOWS FROM THE INTERNET WHICH I COULDN'T SNAP BEING SMALL.
THE FIREPLACE IS WHERE THEY SAT COURTING AND OUR GUIDE WELL SHE DID SAY.
SHAKESPEARE WALKED OVER THE FIELDS FROM STRATFORD TO SHOTTERY TO SEE ANN EVERY DAY.
THE HOME AT THE HEAD OF MY POSTING IS WHERE MARY ARDEN BORE.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ON THE 23RD OF APRIL IN FIFTEEEN SIXTY FOUR .
AND THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE SHAKESPEARE FINISHED UP IT'S CALLED NASH'S HOME.
HE BOUGHT IT FOR £60 IN THEM DAYS TO RETIRE TO AND NO MORE DID ROAM.
HE WAS BURIED BELOW AT THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH YES I HAD A VERY GOOD TIME.
ON MY HOLIDAYS IN THE COTSWOLD AS IV'E TOLD IN
"MY SIMPLE RHYMES"
THANKYOU TO JOAN FOR SHOWING ME WHAT TO DO ABOUT AOL PICTURES. AT ALST IT IS WORKING LOL!!!!
