Yesterday, trying to get some work done, there’s no escape from these 3

Tilly celebrating her birthday yesterday 😍🐻

This is Elsie 😁😁😁😁😁

And Luna...

Happy pivotal day from Devon x

Ralph wanted to help measure things!

I went to make myself a coffee , come back to this .... pinched my seat and changed the channel 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

My 13 year old Staffie

Rosco at Lake Windermere 💗

Dexter and Hugo

Boo checking her biscuit will last 😂

Why can’t I get in my bed?

Stunning!!

Beautiful

Great photo.

Wow, truly beautiful

Gobsmacked, beautiful x

Just looks so peaceful

Beautiful part of the country.

Beautiful

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Great pic 👍🏼

Beautiful 😊

Great pic, we had a look at your barge when we visited Snape Maltings we were amazed how big it is.

Beautiful

Fabulous!

Love it

What an incredible picture!

Stunning. My attempts are not as good as yours but here's one I took when walking the dog the other morning x

Beautiful x

Fabulous photo

Stunning!

Absolutely beautiful x

Beautiful photo, Allyson!

I love this photo Carl

Jigsaw puzzle please!

Love Snape Maltings!!

Good morning C. Scott!.. Gonna be a beautiful day! ..Not the world's best photographer but... where am I? 😀📷

For me it was the opportunity and catalyst to change my LIFE - my career and lifestyle which I had wanted to do for some time but I couldn’t find the open door opportunity until 17th March. I no longer have to work in a way that doesn’t suit my life or how I want to live. I now have a career portfolio which has given me more independence, flexibility and I’m passionate about it all. I no longer feel beholden to the employer and wholly and depressingly dictated by a time on a clock . I hope that this pandemic is not seen as all negative but has shown society positives such as not taking material pleasures, precious life, the importance of physical face to face communication and community respect, for granted. Tbh I was shocked at how many assume it is their absolute right and need to travel abroad for a holiday when we have such beautiful places to savour on our own amazing island and categorically should be supporting our own economy first and foremost in such a recession.

Yes you are totally correct Carl, a forever change of life - in many ways! My biggest heartache is not knowing, when we'll next see our Son & 3 Grandchildren, who live on the other side of the world....environmentally less flights is a wonderful thing...BUT it comes with a huge void & The positive in life, (I am a Veterinary Receptionist, I miss seeing the many kind & lovely folks) but not 'having' to face the folk, that think its their given right, not to give any respect to their fellow human being - silence is golden.

For me it’s been a chance to pause my gardening business which I’d become a bit fed up with and start my new online eco living store, which I’d dabbled in since fundraising for Jacob and his scouting trips. I’ve learnt how to sew well (I hope!) and I’m absolutely buzzing with ideas about what to create and put in the store next! So many new things to try, some work some don’t, but it’s very exciting!

I’ve been to the office once in 8 months. I couldn’t go back after that once as someone in my ‘bubble’ had covid. But working from home I know my team better than I ever did. I see their kids and partners on zoom, we say hello. Some days we all ‘bring’ our dogs to the team meetings. We send photos of our lives in WhatsApp group chats. The lack of real contact has weirdly made us closer, friends rather than colleagues. I wonder if it will change if we ever go back to office working. I miss hugs. Deeply. I’m a hugger, I hug everyone! I didn’t realise how important that is to me. I cry every other day about the division this has caused, and I’m constantly trying to make people be nice to each other when they are arguing, sometimes they say the nastiest things to each other. Is it real, should we have a vaccine, do masks work, are we being controlled. Ultimately you can’t change what’s happening but even in difference of opinion people can be nice to each other. I want us to go back to being ‘in it together’ instead of in it together unless you wear/don’t wear a mask, stay home/go out, panic buy/continue to shop normally. I love holidaying in the UK, I’m currently in a holiday cottage enjoying a beautiful area that I’ve never explored before. But I miss international travel. Learning about other cultures, meeting people who live a life completely different to my own. I can live without it, I’m lucky to have had it, but I miss it. And Christmas. Everyone is worried about being alone. I get it, I’m worried too. But I hope we can use that experience to remind us of the thousands of people who are alone every Christmas and maybe show empathy towards them in future. I suppose the change that comes from this will be what we make it. At first I thought that could be something really positive. Now I’m not so sure

Also for Jacob starting 6th form it’s meant that there are much fewer people in his bubble giving him more of a chance to recognise faces and talk to people. I saw him go up and chat to a couple of lads waiting to go into school, something I have never seen him do before. Because there are less people around, he’s not confused by a sea of faces as much and wont risk the chance of looking foolish by going up to the wrong person, because of this chance he usually doesn’t risk it and waits for people to come to him. Who of us would be brave enough to go up to a group of teenagers not quite knowing if you knew any of them or not and if they were who you thought they were? (Jacob has a severe visual impairment) xx

One positive I found from lockdown was how so many of us would thank each other for being respectful when passing in the street, so many conversations with people I had never met or spoken to before. During lockdown, half of my school week was spent working from home and so I feel blessed to have picked up some new IT skills which has now led to regular Zoom calls with my friends, something we never thought to do before. Working within bubbles in school has been challenging but equally enjoyable as playtime are far less hectic with just a single year group (I'm sure my senior leadership team would not agree!) My main negative was trying to work from home & convince the dog was I was not there just to play with him 😁 And to sum up, we have discovered and formed our Woodentop society which is such a great bunch of people who cheer me up no end, so thank you Carl & The Woodentops 😘

Well strangely I am doing more international work than ever. Because of Zoom and Teams I can talk to colleagues all over the world. Rather than seeing some of them once a year I see one or two once a week, listen to what is happening in their country, see what the weather is like there, meet their dog and feel a bit connected. But seeing the teams I work with only on zoom all the time is tough stuff although we try to have a laugh too. There is already talk of my office disappearing and the chance to work at home more permanently. But I miss my colleagues, good and bad! The little chats, the small reassurances I have got an idea right, the companionship, the shared thinking. I miss all that. I miss travelling to a new country and experiencing it for the first time, I even miss the terrified feelings I had as we took off and I was still in disbelief that planes actually work. I miss a gin and tonic watching beautiful clouds from a plane. Most of all I miss my friends and family. My friends are so precious and not seeing them as much as we used to is really hard.

I found that lockdown seemed to bring out the best in people. So many kind offers of help etc. But slowly we are reverting back to selfishness. Rubbish on the streets seems worse and now discarded face masks litter everywhere. Was so hoping things had changed for the better but unfortunately not.Businesses keeping you hanging on the line,Drs and dentists not doing face to face appointments and all using Covid as an excuse. Sorry if I sound negative but really feel 2020 has changed things and not necessarily for the better. Sad for the businesses that have gone under and for all the unemployed. Coffee called for or maybe a stiff whisky 🥃.

Instead of Uncle Albert "during the war..." it has now become "before Covid..." Before Covid people were like zombies going around the supermarket- I was watching them one day and decided to break the mould...they started playing It's Raining Men so I abandoned the trolley and started dancing 😂 My daughter just started pushing the trolley... x

I work at a senior school year 9 - 13. I have really noticed the bad behaviour of children since the lock down. Yes it has taken them time to adjust after being away for school for months, being able to see their friends in large groups outside of school. The year 9’s that started in September who were big fish in their previous school, but because in a year 9 bubble have carried on being big fish, where if in normal times mixing with the other older kids they would have been put in their place. Older year groups would have made it clear they are no longer big fish, but little fish in their big pond. So there has been a very negative start back to school I feel. It has been very challenging keeping year groups in different bubbles, using different corridors, toilets, eating areas. Teachers moving class room, instead of the children moving to the teachers class room. So children sometimes now have double lesson in subjects, so concentration & behaviour are poor. We did have one isolation room for the children taken out of lesson, we now have to have four, to keep year group separate. So far they are all full daily. Challenging times ahead I fear.

I've found more friends since lockdown, people like me who live alone and don't really have a bubble as such, it's changed how people see each other and it's given a bigger push to get out of that comfort zone and make a change in how ypu view thing and do things. I've always wanted a job where I work from home 🤣 started a new job in June and have only met my boss in real life and that was in Feb but have made some great connections with people through a computer screen. Yes it's changed a lot of things, but isn't it strange how masks are now a staple part of our lives and how you have one for every coat pocket and maybe a few in the car, just in case 🤣🤣 reminds me of a certain wooden top cheifs car and glasses 🤣 Took this amazing picture at a beach near(ish) you yesterday 😍😍 my fave picture of the year I think

I've been cycling/walking/scrambling all over the Lake District this last 6 weeks or so, nipping back 'n forth 😉. Its been nourishing my soul 😊. Off to the New forest next with the doglets 🐶🐶

Busy moving Doodledales to our new larger ptemises

Girl power means we’re watching the BGT final, as u can imagine Phil is very excited!! Ooh...and we’re going to Pizza Express beforehand, woohoo 🤣

Off to Darsham to get the caravan snuggled down for the winter, while we're over there going to let the dog loose on Dunwich beach to chase the seagulls all the way to Sizewell and back, just hope the rain and wind holds off, not a lot of fun trying to cover a caravan in wind and rain 😕

We're decorating our lounge. The previous people had a penchant for black...... Everywhere. Walls, dado rail, beautiful hardwood fire surround.... All black. As the room has no windows, just a patio door, it's very, very dark and a quite depressing. Its going cream and white and we're hoping to get the fireplace back to the original wood. Fortunately they didn't prep well so it's scraping off quite nicely except the fireplace because they sprayed that. If anyone has any hints or tips it would be much appreciated 🤔😊 Have a great weekend all xx

We’re taking a walk somewhere on the west coast of Cornwall.

Starting to get stuff ready for our trip ooop north to some place run by Chief of the Woodentops.😁

Helping my friend do dog training tomorrow and going to see puppy Fern again on Sunday..... oh and eating and drinking in between times... 😂😂🤣🤣!!

We are meeting friends, walking & lunching. Perfect. 🥰. Enjoy all! X

I've been decorating my kitchen this week so might try and do a bit more BUT most importantly for me, go for a horse ride tomorrow and take in the beautiful Surrey countryside. Thanks for asking ☺ x

If the weather's good I might do a 10 mile walk......with pub lunch of course for a rest!!!

Planting bulbs, walking the dog and painting the kitchen - don't have the hours for anything else. 😅

Pretty boring here.... just back from a haircut & food shopping & catching up on replies to emails this afternoon now the sun has gone. Not much to look forward to at the moment except a take-away tomorrow so no cooking, yay! Not even a pub quiz this week 😩. Enjoy your weekend. xx

My plan is to do some gardening, not very exciting xx

Great to hear of a business doing so well in these tricky times 😊

I'm at wooden tops barns as we speak 😁😂😁 tonight is Chinese takeaway then tomorrow a trip to the seaside to introduce new woof to the sea 🌊 wish me luck 🤣🤣

Waiting for my sister to come down for part two of operation house clearance😆 started last weekend and achieved so much. As they say in the film Frozen I “let it go, let it go”🤣 this week we are ably assisted by my daughter and Flake the spaniel 🐶Love my bubble family 😷xx

I can thoroughly recommend this wonderful place, I love it so much attention to detail and so much care given by Carl and his wonderful staff xx

Zoe Mummery this the place I am talking about xx

Would love to come and stay again now I know how to turn the heat up haha x

Kate....this looks nice!!?

See you soon 🤗

Oh how I wish I was there!

Cannot wait to come for our 4 night stay

Ooooo countdown has started 🙃 Paul Kaiser

Stayed here a few times. Also on the barges too. Both stunning.

So disappointed our visit had to be cancelled due to covid.But very much looking foward to coming next year as ourselves and the dogs love our stay at woodfarm.🐕🐾.👍

Just spent my 70th birthday there, although not all the family could come a fab couple of days love Woodfarm house and Carl is a star where comfort is concerned 😊

Saw this pic and it reminded me that prior to COVID we had to cancel our planned trip here due to work commitments. So I’ve booked today for our wedding anniversary next February. 😁

Glorious

It was so beautiful when we stayed, the sound of the grasses was wonderful xx

It looks so lovely - P.S saw this photo and thought of .......🤣🤣🤣x