Welcome to Rydal Hall

- Out of the window on the train: The Lake District

SO! Arrived at Rydal Hall on Monday morning after a really quick train trip. And my oh my, it is one stunning place. I still can't believe I'm actually living here! Was walking down the path today actually thinking: oh my gosh, i REALLY do live here! The Lakes is stunning. There are snow capped mountains, stone walls and many green pastures. It is so very English and I love it to bits.


- The path up to Rydal Hall. Nice, right? Except for the sheep...

Oh boy, do I have a story. It is such an embarassing one and i'm sure whoever is reading this will literally laugh out loud.

MY POINTLESS SHEEP STORY:

I now fear and hate sheep. Hate hate hate hate hate.

I was on my second trip back from the small village of Ambleside the (the closest village to Rydal Hall - about a half hour walk) when the sheep started to look at me. Not being paranoid here, they literally started looking. Then they started bleating, then they started to sun towards the fence where i was. Great! *NB: there was a fence separating us*. I thought to myself, okay this is a bit weird, but carried on. I came to the dividing gate that one must climb over to get into Rydal, and there were more sheep. Then one decided to jump the gate and wander towards where I was standing. So I'm standing there near a sheep (which had curly horn things) with other bleating sheep around me. Started to freak out at this point. Called the office to ask if the sheep would ram me. Negative - just don't run towards it, I was told.

Eventually the sheep jumped back over the gate and the others started to wander off. So I started on my journey again. The sheep started to notice me again and I decided to go off the path in order to avoid them. Mistake. So now, sheep are running towards me. I'm totally freaking out....and there is a tree before me. I jump up so that I am away from their height.

Spotted: S. in a tree, calling the office to ask if someone can come and rescue me from sheep. Awkward.

That is my first exciting and very scary encounter with the sheep. I'm praying that I'll have the courage to walk down that path again in the future!


Anyway, the Lakes! Beautiful place! Bad sheep. Gorgeous streams, rock walls, bridges and ancient moss covered trees. God is so huge and such an amazing creator!!

Ambleside is a gorgeous town. Small but big enough to have a few little shops. I adore it!


- Coming into Ambleside

Starting work tomorrow and I am keen to get into it. The community is great here and tomorrow I begin with Tea Shop. Win!