Heres an impressive property in a superb location and with three acres of grounds that include a swimming pool and pool house.

Braithwaite was built in the 1930s and is located in a quiet country lane in the village of Crook, between Windermere and Kendal.

It is full of charming original details, such as the oak front door with fanlight, polished wood floor and oak staircase in the reception hall, a feature Lakeland slate fireplace and galleried landing.

The spacious layout includes a playroom filled with light from with two west facing windows, a large picture window and part-glazed door to the front of the house and an open-plan sitting room with study/music area.

This spacious, south-facing room has three windows and two sets of sliding patio doors opening to a terrace offering uninterrupted views over the garden and surrounding countryside.

The first floor has a fabulous master bedroom suite with sliding patio doors to a roof terrace, fitted furniture and an en-suite bathroom.

Three further bedrooms are served by a shower room.

The second floor has the final two bedrooms and a cloakroom and there is also an attic.

Outside the grounds contain a double garage and driveway providing ample parking and turning and gardens with lawns, terraces, mature trees, conifers, shrubs and fruit trees.

Braithwaite in Crook, near Kendal, is for sale at 1.25m from Hackney & Leigh, tel. 01539 729711.

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The radio alarm burst into life at 7am, the news headlines providing a sudden reminder that this was the start of a working week like no other.

Usually Id wake at 6.30 but I had allowed myself the indulgence of an extra half hour due to the fact that, well, I didnt have to travel far. Just to the kitchen to be precise.

At 15, my eldest was supposed to be sitting his National 5 exams this year. Hes now gutted that my endless nagging at him to work harder during his prelims fell on deaf ears the landing zone for pretty much all my advice. Annoyingly for him, sometimes (though not often) Im actually right.

Most impressively considering his age, he didnt ask for a lie-in. He wanted to get into a routine and be at his bedroom desk for the start of school, ready to begin the day as normal. A part of him was excited to see how this new home schooling thing would work out. Badly, if the first half of the day was anything to go by.

His first message came at 9am telling him the Firefly system of sharing tasks wasnt coping and to await further advice.

My 13-year-old was less keen to get up, the thought of maths at home just as unappetising as learning it in class, so I set it as his first lesson theres no point pussyfooting around in times of national crisis.

With my eldest hanging about waiting for his first task to be assigned, I seconded him into assisting his brother. Leaving them to it, I ran downstairs to make my first call of the day. It started with what has now become my default opening line. Just to let you know my teenage sons are working upstairs so if you hear any sudden shouting, banging or possibly even fighting, please dont be alarmed.

To be fair, they made less noise than my husband the previous week who, on attempting to fix the garden fence, fell off our back wall when I was on a conference call. He could be heard in the background moaning loudly as he struggled to stand. I took immediate action of course, by swiftly shutting my patio doors.

Monday morning with the kids passed in a blur of running up and down the stairs to assist with their work, break up arguments and play-fights, keeping the younger one on task and providing snacks including to the dog who had piled in on the act.

Any thought of regular office hours is out the window now. You work when and however you can, including in the evenings.

By lunchtime I realised I needed to come up with a new pattern of working where I could be on hand to help in the morning making calls and answering emails when I can then allowing the younger one to break for a few hours so I can get through my to-do list. Any thought of regular office hours is out the window now. You work when and however you can, including in the evenings.

Those times when I connect with colleagues through video calls have become the highlight for me. For my first one last week, I linked up with five other colleagues and it was fascinating to see their home set-ups in the background. I started oohing and aahing over one of the teams new wallpaper in her lounge so she gave us a tour of the room.

Things then moved on to a more professional note until my chocolate Labrador, Daisy, started barking outside setting off one of my colleagues dogs. Once they piped down we continued and I was just getting into full flight on my team briefing when my youngest son passed behind me in his Mario onesie.

Unlike those times where you have to work from home when your kids are sick and you are pretending on work calls that everything is normal when really chaos is unfolding all around you, at least now everyone is in the same boat.

This is small beer compared to a clip that has gone viral on social media of one poor homeworker overseas who is presenting via videoconference when her husband appears at the bottom of the stairs behind her in his underpants. So panicked is he that he then bumps into the wall before stumbling backwards in a daze prolonging the exposure. The clip finishes with her holding her head in her hands. It will be a familiar pose to most of us over the next weeks and months just dont touch your face.

No, none of this is pretty, but unlike those times where you have to work from home when your kids are sick and you are pretending on work calls that everything is normal when really chaos is unfolding all around you, at least now everyone is in the same boat. Theres something about that I have to say I find liberating.

Right now we are all just trying to find a way through this overwhelming and fast-moving situation. There are challenges around every corner. But I think, I hope, that maybe, just maybe, we can make it work (ish).

Lots of us are finding ourselves working from home for an extended period the first time, and it looks like that might be the case for some weeks to come.

Of course, many others do work that cant easily be transplanted from an office to a home, but even if yours can be, it can be an odd and difficult experience especially now.

You can, though, learn from the home-working pros! One writer and author who has worked from home for many years looked at our current situation and decided that his best contribution was to quickly write a book, sharing the wisdom that not only he has learned, but his friends and colleagues across the world too.

Its called Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily, and its available for free from Take Control Books

Its author, Glenn Fleishman, also joined the host of one of our sister podcasts, Pass It On to talk about what you can do to understand how you arrange your working space and your life if you or someone you know finds themselves working from home for the first real time. Just search for Pass It On tips wherever you get your podcasts.

None of the advice in the free book or on the free podcast is preachy or patronising. Its all really pragmatic stuff from how you indicate to family or flatmates when youre busy versus interruptible, making sure youre being kind to yourself, and not feeling guilty about the second re-watching of Frozen II if you just need to get a solid hours work done when looking after your kids.

Download the free book for Kindle, iBooks, PDF and more from http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/working-from-home, and listen to the podcast by clicking here or searching for Pass It On tips wherever you get your podcasts.

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The contemporary colonial house at 22 Flower Farm Circle sits at the far end of the cul-de-sac on a gated and level property of 2.46 acres.

The contemporary colonial house at 22 Flower Farm Circle sits at the far end of the cul-de-sac on a gated and level property of 2.46 acres.

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The contemporary colonial house at 22 Flower Farm Circle sits at the far end of the cul-de-sac on a gated and level property of 2.46 acres.

The contemporary colonial house at 22 Flower Farm Circle sits at the far end of the cul-de-sac on a gated and level property of 2.46 acres.

On the Market: Colonial blossoms on former flower farm site

WESTPORT Thoughts of past agriculture that occurred in Westport and surrounding communities usually brings to mind the onion farms that once proliferated there.

Less well-known is the large flower farm that once existed in the Turkey Hill neighborhood of Westports Greens Farms area. That sweeter smelling farm is long gone, replaced by a street named Flower Farm Circle. What has sprung up in the farms place is a bouquet of upscale houses, all built about two decades ago, including the contemporary colonial house at 22 Flower Farm Circle, a private road.

This 10-room, 5,944-square-foot blossom sits at the far end of the cul-de-sac, on a gated and level property of 2.46 acres. Its privacy is enhanced by the abundance of trees that border this property and its placement far down the long driveway.

Yet, this house is only minutes from the Post Road (Route 1) shops and restaurants in one direction, and the Greens Farms train station and local beaches in the opposite direction.

Built in 1997, this taupe-colored clapboard and red brick house features custom, stacked windows and multiple sets of French doors to the private grounds, which include a bluestone patio lined in Belgium block.

The builder clearly anticipated the modern lifestyle people live today. The house has spacious rooms, an open floor plan, and a first-floor master bedroom suite that would allow its owners to age in place or invite aging parents to move in. The dark hardwood flooring throughout the house adds dimension to the fresh and airy style.

A bluestone path leads past shrubbery and perennial flowers to the covered front entrance, which is framed by fluted pilasters and tall sidelights.

The door opens into the sizable two-story entry foyer, to the right of which is the office and to the left is the formal living room. The office features a tall vaulted ceiling and is separated from the foyer by French doors. The entrance into the living room has sophisticated millwork and molding. From the living room there is a wide entryway into the formal dining room, which has wainscoting on the lower walls.

The white eat-in kitchen features a two-tiered center island with seating, granite counters, built-in desk area, and double ovens. The eat-in area has sliding doors to the patio and yard.

In the two-story family room, there is a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace, an interior balcony and two floors of windows the custom stacked windows mentioned earlier, and French doors to the patio and yard. A pass-through area is perfect for setting up a bar when entertaining. A large mudroom contains a number of built-in cubbies, and provides access to the laundry room and the attached two-car garage.

ABOUT THIS HOUSE

STYLE: Contemporary colonial

ADDRESS: 22 Flower Farm Circle

PRICE: $1,299,000

ROOMS: 10

FEATURES: 2.46-acre level and gated property, located at the end of a cul-de-sac, bluestone patio, proximity to Greens Farms train station, short drive to local beaches, easy commute to Post Road (Route 1) shops and restaurants, wood shingle roof, one fireplace, attached two-car garage, homeowners association, central air conditioning, zoned natural gas heat, public water and sewer connections, full finished basement, attic, five bedrooms including first floor master suite, three full and one half baths

SCHOOLS: Greens Farms Elementary, Bedford Middle, Staples High School

ASSESSMENT: $1,215,200

MILL RATE: 16.86 mills

TAXES: $20,488

HOA: $750, paid annually

This house has five bedrooms. The master suite is complete with custom closets - including a walk-in, a tall tray ceiling, a huge master bath with a jetted tub, shower, double vanity, and water closet, and a separate sitting room with French doors to a side yard. The remaining bedrooms are on the second floor, where there are two full baths, as well as large storage and linen closets.

On the finished lower level, there is flexible space; plenty of room to accommodate a media room, gym, and a recreation or play room.

For more information or to make an appointment to see the house contact Judy Michaelis of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at 203-247-5000 or Judy.Michaelis@coldwellbankermoves.com.

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The dormers and mansard roof all signal Victorian, but beyond the cheery yellow double doors, this circa 1900 Brookline Victorian is a synergistic mix of modern and period styles.

Offering four bedrooms, two full baths, one half bath, and 4,269 square feet of space, 91 Francis St., our Luxury Home of the Week, has hit the market for $3,250,000. Benna Lynch Rondini of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate has the listing.

Hardwood flooring and spectacular Moooi ball lighting add warmth and drama to an interior that is sleek with clean lines, statement tile, tall baseboards, and crown molding under ceilings that reach up to 13 feet. The black-and-white cement tile in the kitchen sets a playful tone other spaces in the home emulate. The kitchen which shares an open layout with a dining area that has built-ins boasts a quartz-topped, 14-foot-long island at its center that seats five, smooth-front cabinetry, a door to the mahogany deck, and a pass-through with glass shelves to the family room. A wall-to-wall workstation offers an unobtrusive place for children to do homework within view and earshot of the kitchen.

The dining area opens into a family room with a new wood-burning fireplace and exposed dark beams a pleasing contrast to the white walls found throughout the home. Natural light pours in through a myriad of windows. All of the windows in the home are new, as are the staircases, baths, and the plumbing, heating/cooling, and electrical systems. The floors in the kitchen, baths, and mudroom have radiant heat.

A stairway with oak treads and rails and glass sides leads to the second floor, which houses all four bedrooms. Neutral cement tile offers a blank canvas in the master suite. The walls of the adjoining bath are clad in white subway tile; the flooring, however, is a gray-and-white cement tile with a design that may be a nod to the Southwest. The space also features a floating dual vanity, a shower with a frameless-glass door, a soaking tub, and a water closet.

The second bedroom also has an en-suite bath, but this one is accessible from the main hall. The third bedroom offers a loft that can accommodate a queen-sized mattress.

A spiral staircase leads to a walkout lower level with doors to the patio.

A 650-square-foot space that has a separate entrance has been plumbed and is ready to finish, Rondini said. That square footage is not included in the main tally.

The yard of the 0.22-acre property boasts no-maintenance synthetic turf and off-street parking for five vehicles.

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Classy and Casual describes the look and feel of this ranch home in the Fieldstone Neighborhood! Popular split bedroom design with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and great entertaining spaces inside and out! Features include 9 and 10 foot ceilings throughout with transom windows, crown molding and tray ceilings in DR and Master bedroom. Beautiful new hardwood floors throughout the living & dining room! You'll love the granite counters, heated tile floors, stone/gas fireplace, covered deck off the master bedroom, Trex Transcend (no maintenance) deck off the nook, 5' tile shower and jet tub in master. Downstairs you'll enjoy the family room with a large wet bar, home theater, exercise nook, and pool table area. The LL also features 9' ceilings, daylight windows, two additional bedrooms and a bathroom. The outside is impressive with extensive landscaping, large trees for privacy, brick patio/fire pit, irrigation system and pond-less waterfall. Other high lights include the insulated 3 stall garage with epoxy floor and hot/cold water, extra garage under the deck, central vacuum, Anderson Windows, Heat Pump and 95% efficient furnace, solid core 3 panel doors, pantry, and great drop zone with lockers! So much to love and enjoy here!

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2 of the Most Expensive Homes for Sale in the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Area - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

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Fantastic Brick Ranch home offers a fabulous open floor plan w/a Sun Room, Patio & in-ground Saltwater pool, perfect for entertaining! Great Room flaunts a coffered ceiling, skylight, 2-sided gas fireplace & HD ceramic plank flooring! Sitting Room w/wet bar & French Doors. Kitchen reveals a vaulted ceiling, two skylights, custom cabinets w/pull-outs & slow close drawers, under cabinet lighting, granite counter tops, ceramic tile back splash, Pantry, Island w/ table. Appliances include stainless steel gas range w/pot filler, wine cooler, ice maker, dishwasher, wall oven, microwave & refrigerator. Master Bedroom Suite features tray ceiling w/chandelier, French doors that open to the Pool, double door walk-in closet & crown molding. Master Bath has an extended vanity w/twin sinks, lots of storage, French doors, Air Massage Tub, separate shower & pocket door to walk-in closet. Secondary Bedrooms provide overhead light, fresh paint & large closets. Come take a look, before it's SOLD!

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He learned on Monday that the seating areas would be closed. I was really bummed, he said. Now he plans to work from home, where it will be easier to get distracted by the refrigerator, the television or the dog.

But Mr. Frank, 63, said he understood the reason for the change. All demographics visit Starbucks, and its just an incubation ground for anything that might be going around, he said. So I think it was a prudent decision on their part.

The coffee chain, which has more than 10,000 company-owned outlets in the United States and Canada, is not alone.

Tim Hortons, the popular Canadian fast-food chain, announced that it would close its dining areas beginning Tuesday to focus on takeout, drive-through and delivery service. Dunkin said on Monday that it was reducing hours, removing tables and limiting its service to drive-through and carryout at its restaurants in the United States.

On Monday, the governors of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York announced broad restrictions on public life in those states: Casinos, gyms and movie theaters will be closed starting Monday evening, they said, and bars and restaurants will be limited to takeout and delivery.

Some Starbucks locations in high-traffic areas, like malls and campuses, will be temporarily closed entirely, the company said.

As we all know, the situation with Covid-19 is extremely dynamic and we will continue to review the facts and science and make the proactive decisions necessary to protect our partners, customers and communities, said Rossann Williams, the executive who oversees the companys 200,000 workers in the United States.

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In response to COVID-19, Banshee Atlanta has created a menu of comfort items including a Virgin Hot Toddy, Bone Broth, and Chicken Noodle Soup to be served via its makeshift drive-thru starting Wednesday, March 18.

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News of Banshees special menu arrives on the heels of guidance out of The White House Monday to suspend in-dining patronage of restaurants and bars for the next 15 days.

As of this writing, the guidelines are voluntary and are not ordered.

The East Atlanta Village restaurant and bar that replaced My Sisters Room will block off two spots on the Gresham Ave. side of building, so guests may pull in to get their ordered food delivered to their window by a server.

Since Banshee does not have traditional to-go food on their menu, this is a specially crafted menu for the current situation, a spokesperson for Banshee shared with What Now Atlanta over email Monday

Banshees drive-thru workaround comes on the heels of unveiling its second bar and new patio dining room digs.

When full operations resume, the patio with a 15-seat bar and 18 dining seats will be used as a private events space from Tuesday through Thursday.

On weekends, it will be used as an extension of the restaurant since the full food and beverage menu will be available out there.

Blue Heron Studio did the design and stencil, and architects DeCarlo Hawker, B10 Union commandeered the bar top, tabletops, and banquettes.

Luke Mounts was the general contractor for the build-out, including the garage doors.

Though no state-level or federal mandate has been rendered to close restaurant operations, a slew of Atlantas restaurants like The Nook andShake Shackare responding to the COVID-19 threat in creative ways, including shifting to mobile models, altering operating hours and, like Banshee, fashioning drive-thrus with healing remedies at the ready.

Scope the new Comfort Menu beneath the patio re-do.

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Later that year, another employee who had attended the Ocasio-Cortez fund-raiser at Gelmans home tweeted a note of discomfort about the radical-chic gathering. When Gelman spied it late at night over a weekend, she summoned her to her office the next Monday morning. The employee deleted the tweet and apologized, and Gelman responded benevolently. Your intelligence and depth are beyond your years, Gelman wrote the employee in an email. Of the Wing, she said: I am honestly very down to hear your unvarnished opinions on it, and ideas you have to improve it and make it better. I really mean that. But a few months later, when the employee emailed Gelman to ask about raising wages, and then began to inquire among staff about their working conditions, a Wing disciplinary write-up signed by Kassan rebuked the employee for expressing negative views about an event at Audreys home, sending reactive emails directly to the C.E.O. and interrogating staff about their pay and benefits. The employee was warned that the company wanted to see a significant improvement in her impulsive and reactive behaviors or face corrective action up to and including termination.

Once, Gelman noticed a few dirty dishes in the beauty room of a club while Venus Williams was visiting the space, according to an employee who was working the event. She said Gelman shut the doors to the beauty room and raised her voice, saying a C.E.O. shouldnt have to clean. The employee left rattled and crying. Two employees who were present in the club that day confirmed that the employee tearfully described the incident to them shortly after it happened. (The Wing spokeswoman denied that it occurred.) Last year, Gelman told the website the Cut that the most fun Ive had in the last few months involved rolling up her sleeves and doing dishwashing shifts at the Wing. She washed three dishes and Instagrammed it, a former employee says.

On a recent Thursday morning, I followed a trail of curvy white Ws painted along a Williamsburg sidewalk up to the entrance of the Wings newest club. In the elevator, I witnessed a real-life Winglet meet-cute: One woman read auras for GOOP; the other made $45 soaps for GOOP; they bonded over a healer they both knew. An eager young Wing employee met me at the front desk, and then I headed into the pink belly of the club, where Audrey Gelman was waiting for me.

Gelman wore a golden Wing necklace and an inviting smile. Flanked by the Wings senior vice president for operations and an outside public-relations professional, she listened to the accounts of her employees and nodded thoughtfully. Despite their intention to build a womens utopia, she acknowledged, the ills of society at large had seeped in. Its hard to hear that people have had this experience, she said. These are familiar themes for us. Every employee concern, she assured me, had already been incorporated into a sweeping business recalibration. Even as it expanded, the Wing was overhauling its organizational structure, raising wages, extending benefits and instituting a code of conduct for members which, if violated, could result in the clipping of wings termination of membership.

Gelman reiterated an article published on Feb. 26 in Fast Company, in which she wrote that she had tried to play the role of the perfect girlboss, promoting the fantasy that a female founder could have it all. But behind the scenes, she wrote, her fear of failure had led her to obscure the real challenges unfolding at the Wing. Wing workers, who had for years raised those very issues internally, wondered why the Wing only seemed to acknowledge them as members spoke up and journalists circled. But when Gelman posted her mea culpa on Instagram, glowing reviews flooded into the comments: So important. I didnt know I could love and admire you even more. Bravo. Whatever improvements might be in store for its employees in the future, the Wing had already successfully fixed the flaw in its public reputation.

As the start-up world has reeled from the dizzying falls of toxic male founders like Ubers Travis Kalanick and WeWorks Adam Neumann, it has set its sights on a new kind of hero figure. Female entrepreneurs are paraded in the press as saviors of the market, even though they still receive relatively paltry sums from venture-capital firms. In their hands, the tensions of capitalism may be laundered through feminist messaging and come out looking bright and new. At the very least, corporate feminism can be defended as an incremental good. Yes, it may co-opt a political movement for profit, but it is moving the levers of capitalism for the benefit of women, tailoring products for female consumers and transferring cash into the coffers of women leaders.

When these women inevitably fail to secure female empowerment through retail offerings and exclusive hospitality experiences, it is suggested that it is perhaps sexist to criticize them. Men get away with so much. And yet this outpouring of sympathy rarely extends beyond the executive suite. When a feminist company falls short of its utopian vision, it is the workers who must toil to maintain the illusion. And they are women, too.

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The Wing Is a Womens Utopia. Unless You Work There. - The New York Times