Tuesday morning we were sorry to be leaving Manor Farm. We needed more time
 to search for our relatives. Also, Fiona and Nick were so personable and their country
 home wonderful - the kind of place one could live, or at least settle down with a good
 book for awhile! During breakfast we found out where we could get the Portmeirion 
 Pottery mom had admired, so we're adding a stop in Street at an outlet mall for some
 fragile souvenirs. We picked up another suitcase to carry the teapots, bowls, and plates
 mom picked up--these were to be a bit of a challenge to transport home.

         Next we stopped at the Somerset Record Office to get more detailed information
 on births, marriages, and deaths. We spent a good share of the afternoon there, but 
 didn't find anything definite. Then someone told me about getting copies of microfilm 
 of old newspapers for obituaries and weddings from the library--these would give the
 married names of daughters and probably mention other family members, which would 
 be useful. However, by this time it was too late so I got the telephone number of the
 library.

         The Cotswold Garden Tea Rooms B&B (our home for the next two nights) is
 in the heart of Stow-On-The-Wold and we used TomTom to navigate our way through
 the narrow winding streets of yet another beautiful, quaint village.
 
   
 

       Our B&B is a sweet little restaurant and the owners live
 above the shop. We climbed very steep stairs again which
 divided halfway up, each way with more steep steps going to
 a guest room and a bathroom. We chose the room in the back
 overlooking the restaurant's patio with flowers and tables.
 Then we quickly settled in and went out in search of some-
 thing to eat (because the tea room was closed). We found
 the Queen's Pub, a noisy place with atmosphere and good 
 food.

        Left is mom at the bottom of the stair and me at the top,
 holding the doorway up. 

        The Tearoom was a very interesting building--as well as
 the very steep stairs, the doorway to our bedroom was so
 short we had to duck to go through, and the ceiling sagged!
 The patio in the back is surrounded on all sides by the backs
 of other businesses and a church.

        All of the buildings in the cities and villages are built on
 top of each other, no space is wasted. Which is all the more
 noticable when you visit the palaces and castles, which have
 such expansive grounds.