I actually went there last year with Dad but I do like the place and I fancied a restful day oh and it has a nice display of tulips...
As I arrived the heaven's opened but it soon cleared up and off I went.
The garden has changed over the years.
The attached church.
So into the house.... anyone remember my educating Trisha post? well this is a Hogarth Trish... I am so dead.....
A reference for a servant!
Delft tiles...
And so to lunch. The chap asked me what I wanted to drink placed it by the till and wandered off not mentioning food.... I asked the chap at the till for Tomato & Basil soup and a slice of Coffee & Walnut cake and he disappeared..... most odd. I overhead the couple at the next table commented they had no system. Still my soup was lovely and the cake was nice as well. I might add I was a tadge miffed that they removed the last slice of the Perry Pear and Walnut cake I had my eye on the CHEEK of it!!
By now the sun was shining and I thought I'd like to sit and read but of course the seats were all wet from the downpour. You'd think the NT would dry them wouldn't you? :) And you no what one was dry!! No idea HOW it was but hey....
The view from my seat...
Another shower came across so I adjourned to the Orangery....
The rain abated and so I went for my afternoon cuppa ...... cake was Lemon sponge - tasty I might add.
So there you go a very nice day.
6 comments:
now how did you manage to find the only dry seat!! and yes... very dead!! But interesting pic of his nonetheless!
just hope your weather holds good for tomorrow ;)
Lovely pics again - the underwater pictures are interesting!
Glad you had a good day. Lovely to see all the Spring flowers - great photos again. The reference for the servant was brilliant - LOL! Love the fallow deer and I really like the view of the house across the parkland in the first photo. Yet another place I would like to visit!
Looks and sounds like you're having a great time. So many wonderful pictures. I can't get over that reference for the servant. Really interesting to read.
and where is the photo of the cake?????
N. 44 is interesting. Books do make a room but those books??? and the dog standing in the doorway??? please explain...
Turquis - there is no dog!! it's a painting. it looks like there is a corridor doesn't it
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