{"id":427,"date":"2013-12-09T10:08:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T10:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knebworthhouse.com\/blog\/?p=427"},"modified":"2013-12-09T10:08:55","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T10:08:55","slug":"december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knebworthhouse.com\/blog\/?p=427","title":{"rendered":"December 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we slip and slide, with trepidation, into another frosty winter we hope the weather will be kind on the towers and turrets of Knebworth House.\u00a0 Sadly, we lost a piece of weathervane off the roof in November in the high winds.\u00a0 The large piece of sharp copper had been blown loose and was hanging ready to drop.\u00a0 The fire brigade kindly helped us to remove it.\u00a0 The loss is a real shame, as it scars the fa\u00e7ade that is our most prominent \u2013 and literal \u2013 public face, and which we work so hard to maintain.<\/p>\n<p>But, as we batten down the hatches against the weather, the door remains open for the festive concert I mentioned last month.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t done so already, we hope you are picking up a ticket for an evening (or matinee) performance of Christmas music with the brilliant virtuoso Tennessee guitarist Doyle Dykes, on Saturday and Sunday, 14<sup>th<\/sup> and 15<sup>th<\/sup> December.\u00a0 As the frosty wind makes moan outside, we shall be decking the halls with boughs of holly, bringing in a figgy pudding and raising a cup of good cheer.\u00a0 Happy Christmas to all!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Henry Lytton Cobbold<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:henry@knebworthhouse.com\">www.knebworthhouse.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we slip and slide, with trepidation, into another frosty winter we hope the weather will be kind on the towers and turrets of Knebworth House.\u00a0 Sadly, we lost a piece of weathervane off the roof in November in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/knebworthhouse.com\/blog\/?p=427\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-11"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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