I was sad to read of the loss of Miss Hope Bourne a legend on Exmoor and a true countrywoman. Not for her the soft life on welfare but a life of true independance and self sufficiency. Her writings for the West Somerset Free Press captured the wild spirit of Exmoor.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... ourne.html
http://the-birds-of-kent.blogspot.com/2 ... xmoor.html
Barney
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Sounds a spirited and interesting lady CB, thank you sharing this, 
Sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconcieved notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
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Thanks Barney
I read the obituary in this morning's paper.
An inspiring life story and an excellent obituary.
I read the obituary in this morning's paper.
An inspiring life story and an excellent obituary.