There, there, Cathy. Don't cry.

Glad it's all over, Cath. Now you will be able to enjoy your Christmas. We went over to Bonchurch and found Hadfield Cottage. It is right next door to Winterbourne House, where Charles Dickens lived for some time while he was writing Little Dorritt, I think. Turn off the main Ventnor Road at Bonchurch, follow the road down hill and there is a very tight left hand bend to East Dene, Walter Swinburne's house, now an International residential school. Turn down towards the 11th Century St. Boniface church and Winterbourne House is on the right. It is now a very large old country house with ***** accommodation It may be an hotel. You can park outside. Hadfield Cottage is right next door and as you say was the stable block. The walled courtyard in front of the cottage leads to what seems to be a very large tiled floor kitchen - I may be wrong and it could be a dining room. It looks as if the living accommodation is next to the big house as the stable part seems to be single storeyed. Looks great and we look forward to seeing inside. Steve, Gemma and Clive (perhaps Will, also) are coming here on 27th (ring a bell? Kate), Dick Wittington with a professional cast is on at the Shanklin Theatre. I will send you a page from the County Press with all the other attractions. Love from M&D