Mrs Smith’s Cottage

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Newsletter – November 2023

28 December 2023

Read more about school visits to the Cottage, Christmas shopping in our Gift Shop and November’s events and activities.

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Newsletter – October 2023

5 October 2023

Read more about all we have planned for October, don’t forget Mrs Smith’s Birthday Tea Party on Saturday 28th!

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Newsletter – August 2023

3 August 2023

Find details of our exciting upcoming Washday Weekend and read our favourite August quotes from Mrs Smith’s Diary! Read the rest of August’s news here.

Newsletter – July 2023

7 July 2023

Some summer dates for the diary and a blackbird fledgling! Read the rest of July’s news here.

Newsletter – June 2023

19 June 2023

Our beautiful cottage garden is seeing the benefit of No-Mow May! Read the rest of June’s news here.

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Mrs Smith's Cottage

2 days ago

Did you know Mrs Smith didn't get married until 1956? Here is a picture taken on their wedding day.💍

When Mr & Mrs Smith tied the knot, they sent out pieces of wedding cake to people who couldn't attend and attached a small card with their greetings. We even have a copy of that card in our exhibition!

This appears to be a tradition that is less observed for today's married couples.

What kind of cake do you think Mr & Mrs Smith had at their wedding? 💭

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Mrs Smith's Cottage

4 days ago

Drop in this Friday (23rd October), between 11am-12pm, for NavenBees Toddler Group!

This week, we will be celebrating Mrs Smith's Birthday and making birthday cards. 🎂

Bring your little bees along for hands-on learning about our natural world – with stories, crafts, and have-a-go gardening for ages 2-5.

£2.50 per child, adults free - no need to book.

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Mrs Smith's Cottage

6 days ago

Did you know that Mrs Smith loved gardening?🌹

The garden outside the cottage was Mrs Smith's pride and joy, and she claimed to have something in bloom for every day of the year.

As someone from a working class background, having a patch of land that she could use to simply grow beautiful things would have been prestigious, and Mrs Smith was rightly rather proud of it!

Here she is, photographed with her roses, which can still be seen today.

What do you think Mrs Smith's favourite flower was? 💭

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Mrs Smith's Cottage

1 week ago

Looking for something different to do this weekend?

Mrs Smith's Cottage is a time capsule of rural Lincolnshire life, telling the story of the wonderful lady that lived here for 100 years. We are open between 12-4pm Friday-Monday, and we would love to welcome you.

Just drop by, or book online through our website using the link in our bio.

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Mrs Smith's Cottage

1 week ago

On this day in 1974... Mrs Smith made 4lbs of apple chutney! What a busy day. 🍎

In the cottage garden stands a cooking apple tree that can be traced back to well before the 1950s. Every year it bears some fruit, the same that Mrs Smith would've used in her recipes.

We sell apple chutney made to her recipe in our shop - have you tried it yet? 🍽

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