Daffodils along the River Medway Tonbrige

So nice to see a blue sky. : o )

Signs of springtime :o)

Lovely pictures

I climbed up here this morning and felt very spring like TT,the blue sky is so welcome Megan.

Lovely blog Drc :~))

Thank-you.

It looks lovely there Drc, nice and Spring-like. :o)

More photos of my home area......thanks...lovely!

Thanks for showing us the photos.

That's a nice place. It looks very clean and well looked after.

Lovely photos - you had some good weather today, glad you shared it with us

I missed this blog - glad I found it, though, Denise. We lived in Kent for over 30 years and this is so familiar to me. :-))

Glad you liked it Spritz we lived in Kent for twenty years and we cross the border most weeks.

My husband's parents lived near Tunbridge Wells, so we went through Tonbridge frequently!

We lived in a village near TW too.

It was Horsmonden. Denise.

I lived in Horsmonden Spritz on the Goudhurst road my children went to the primary school - small world

How strange! They loved it there. We thought it was a beautiful peaceful place to spend their retirement - in a bungalow in a small lane off the village green. Can't remember the name of the lane...

I bet it was either Fermandez Drive or Angley Court? Spritz.

Nope. I'm going to look at googlemaps and see what rings a bell! Back in a minute.

Furnace Lane!!!! Just along from the Methodist Church....:-))))

Of course, I had several friends who lived in Furnace lane, becomes a pretty lane that leads to a small lake where my son lost his toy car when he was about 3.

It's all coming back to me - the history of the area and the meaning of the 'den' endings of the villages!

I was told it meant pasture? The worlds first stomach pump was in vented in Horsmonden! and of course it hosts the Gypsy Horse Fair every year.

Oh yes - so it does! I think 'den' means a clearing in the forest/woods - and the ponds were all to do with the furnaces, weren't they.

Yes In 1600 it was the most important gun making area in Britain. John Brown's had a furnice which made cannons, legend has it that he sold to both sides in the Civil War. It employed over 200 workers at one time who lived and worked down Furnice Lane. Its also known for its hops and has a lot of Oast houses. The church is 2 miles away it was left behind because of the furnice and the workers needing to live near by.

Goodness - I'd forgotten the bit about selling to both sides! Thanks...it all brings back so many happy memories. :-)))

So glad.

My parents-in-law were like a second Mum and Dad to me. Very special people, Denise. :-))))))

Thats a nice memory to have of some one Spritz I have a sister inlaw like that a very special person. Night Night Spritz.