The famous herbaceous border, Great Dixter

Another day, another Christmas craft fair, this time at Great Dixter at the home and gardens of the famous gardener Christopher Lloyd. The fair was inside the house which was very crowded as was the car parking. In the end, we parked away from the site and walked in.

This view of Great Dixter is very misleading as although it looks old was in fact designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built around 1910 from the remains of a derelict building called the Old House at Home in Benenden which was about to be demolished. 

We wasted some time listening to what I hoped was going to be an interesting talk about making sourdough bread but turned out to be a rambling monologue which told me little I didn't know - and it took place sitting on straw bales in a cold and draughty old barn - with no props or demonstrations.

We were hoping for a coffee and a bit of lunch at the cafe. This was closed but an outside tent was serving locally made sausages in a bun. We gave that a miss and headed to Tenterden where we were able to sit in the relative warmth for soup, scone and coffee.

We went to see Show of Hands in Canterbury in the evening. Not in the Cathedral but in Westgate Hall. This was an extra to their recent Cathedral Tour when we saw them in Rochester. They did mostly the same set which was in no way distracting from the impact of their performance. And for the third time in a row, we sat next to a couple of ladies we first met at Rochester, then turned up next to each other at Kate Rusby at Tunbridge Wells.

The Christmas Concert season is now upon us. Between now and Christmas we've got St. Agnes Fountain, The Albion Christmas Band and Kate Rusby lined up.