England's Lake District, home of Peter Rabbit

The Lake District (Cumbria) was the longtime home of

author and illustrator of children's literature such as

Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, and Johnny Town-mouse.

Johnny Town-mouse

Jemima Puddle-duck and

Peter Rabbit.

This view card of the village of Hawkshead, in the

Lake District of England (Cumbria), was sent to me

by Andrya. She says it is a beautiful part

of England and she lives about 40 minutes away

from it.

Andrya said that she and her husband went through Hawkshead

recently when they were going for a walk in Grizedale

Forest nearby.

When I looked this place up on the internet, I

found that this is Beatrix Potter country.

Ms. Potter married a local resident and lived nearby at

Hill Top Farm, near Sawrey. Many of the stories

she wrote and illustrated reflect this beautiful area

of England. In one of her stories about a mouse

from the country and a mouse from the town, she

based Johnny Town-mouse on the village doctor,

Dr. Parsons, who was a good friend of her husband.

Beatrix Potter was born in London, but she lived most

of her life in the Lake District.

These two nice stamps brought Andrya's card to me.

The first, of course, is a picture of the queen,

and the second looks like puppets from

a Punch and Judy show.