Thoughts on Dove Cottage The front door, steps us into another world, quaint resistance to creeping modernity. Here at this table his poems unfurled, legacy preserved in eternity. These few fragile trappings of a life adorn, fill this sketch of his words to him discern and drawing in tourists now, by the swarm. New museum to teach, old cottage to learn. Stern resistance to this world evolved, absent, noisy steam train passing the door, now the road, to ease traffic flow, displaced. Time hasn’t ever any problem solved, with the roar of traffic along the shore, just maybe his strong legacy misplaced. @BardPharts 2 September 2025

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What a day: #castleriggstonecircle, #dovecottage at @wordsworthgrasmere, @grasmeregingerbread in #grasmere, a #greatlangdale ramble, drinks at the @langdalechase on #lakewindermere - thanx to @mgoattours and our fantastic guide Gordon for the best day ever in the #lakedistrict! #kohouliganstaketheuk

Wordsworth: Nature and Wellbeing Recently I led a small on-line discussion group about Wordsworth. I do not pretend to be a scholar of the subject, but my notes might be...

One blog-post is notes I made for an on-line discussion of Wordsworth. It should interest all students and maybe teachers. Goes well beyond what "everybody knows".
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A black and white photograph of the three-tiered chimney on the slate roof of Dove Cottage.

Some chimneys are chimnier than others.
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Dove Cottage, Grasmere. Home of William Wordsworth between 1799 and 1808
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A bright round fuchsia-colored flower with a delicate opening at the base of the blossom

An everlasting pea at Dove Cottage
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An oil painting of William Wordsworth's dog, Pepper. Unknown artist, oil on canvas, circa 1806-1820. Features a brown dog with lopsided ears, sturdy legs and a quizzical expression. The dog was given to Wordsworth when Sir Walter Scott came to visit (apparently, Scott was in the habit of bestowing puppies upon friends regularly). Wordsworth and his family must have loved the little critter very much to have had its portrait done. Many moons ago, I worked at the Dove Cottage giving tours and spent a lot of time with this painting.

Art encounters: Wordsworth's Dog Pepper, unknown artist, oil on canvas, c. 1806-1820.
William Wordsworth was gifted this little dog when Sir Walter Scott came to visit at Dove Cottage. This painting is displayed in Dove Cottage in Grasmere now. #art #DoveCottage #Grasmere #dogs #UK #Wordsworth

Grasmere - Town End - Dove Cottage Today, I'm going to take you to the little hamlet of Town End, a grandiose name, for the town in question is the village of Grasmere in the ...

#history, #poetry and #nature combine as we visit #dovecottage, the home of Dorothy and William #Wordsworth in #thelakedistrict stevesnature.blogspot.com/2025/03/gras...