If you woke up today thinking "I'd like to see a dog looking disdainful in a bookshop", then you're welcome.
If you woke up today thinking "I'd like to see a dog looking disdainful in a bookshop", then you're welcome.
Popped into a very stately home in the next village to ours - we were there for the celebrations, but on returning home I see 90% of my photos are of the gorgeous inlaid walnut and cherry bookcases lining the library walls!
Lovely afternoon walk with the pooches visiting Croome Park where Capability Brown landscaped the gardens. So many people were out on benches reading their books in the autumn sun 🍁🐶
#nationaltrust
This took me months to read, but I savored every moment! Detailing the properties owned and/or maintained by the National Trust in the UK, this book provides lush pictures, detailed descriptions, and more. Breathtaking to say the least!
#20in4
I've been reorganising some book piles in my house and I came across these 3 short books. They couldn't be more different - dialogues between Irish drinking buddies discussing the news; diary excerpts from a National Trust envoy visiting British stately homes during and soon after WWII; provocative vignettes on modern life from an unrepentant Aussie stirrer - but they are all similarly amusing and entertaining.
Another socially distanced, pre-booked visit to a National Trust garden. Hopefully I'll be able to visit the house again soon too - fascinating piece of history.
The NT website now acknowledges the link between their sites and histories of slavery and colonialism. Positive step.
#SpekeHall #Merseyside
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/addressing-the-histories-of-slavery-an...
First outing to a NT place since pandemic and lockdown.
The gardens accessible only and only by timed, pre-booked ticket (not the house) but well worth the visit.
#LitsyinBloom
#QuarryBankMill
#NationalTrust
#NorthWestEngland
I should have taken a photograph of my birthday cream tea lovingly prepared by my boyfriend! Ah week, here‘s a nice book full of scone recipes instead.
#CakeAndTea
#JamminJune
@Eggs