I'm hopelessly behind with posting at the moment - so here's a quick up-date from the holidays in the form of the latest three pages from my photo scrapbook.
The first collage shows the beautiful interiors at Wightwick Manor. We visited this lovely National Trust House near Wolverhampton when it became clear it was too wet to walk round Ludlow last weekend. I am a huge fan of William Morris designs and Pre-Raphaelite paintings...so I couldn't resist taking photos of all the details. The blue and white china caught my eye because it is a piece of original Royal Worcester 'Hanbury' design from the 19th Century. Royal Worcester re-issued it briefly in the mid-1990s (without all the fancy cut-away) and we bought a set from the seconds shop. I still love it and use it daily.
The second collage shows the outside of Wightwick Manor (when it finally stopped raining!) The rest of the page shows a walk that we did on Wednesday morning. We took the car to the pretty little village of Ombersley then followed quiet country lanes in a six miles circuit. Most of it followed a slight ridge and there were fabulous views to the south and west. Any health benefits were offset with coffee and cakes at Checketts. (The small nutty/chocolate combination was mine, the large lemon curd cake was Mark's!) I couldn't resist taking a picture of the village garage because it looks just like a film set.
Lastly we spent Easter Saturday at Thruxton Race Circuit. The green car is a 1960s Marcos which is currently being raced by the nephew of some-one we know (through our ownership of the 1990s Marcos Mantulas). Mark was keen to get there early so that we could watch the qualifying as well as the race. It was bitterly cold (I wore a T-shirt, jumper, fleece and my thickest winter coat and was still frozen) but it was good fun to get our racing season started.
Tomorrow I'm going away with my parents for a couple of days.
We are going to stay in Glastonbury, which means that we can also explore Wells and some of the surrounding countryside. Mark is working this week so it will just be 'parent/daughter' time. I'm really looking forward to it. The weather is supposed to be dry, if a little cloudy, and Thursday's forecast is very good at the moment.
Hopefully the weather next weekend will also be good - Mark is going to replace the garden shed; my youngest niece is spending Saturday with us and my (11 year old) God-daughter from Geneva is also arriving on Saturday afternoon for an over-night stop with 'Auntie Jan'.
Photos to follow!
Jx
It all looks lovely, especially the cakes! You are a lucky girl getting away from it all. Enjoy yourself. I'm having a mother daughters day at the end of the month (mothers day present)
ReplyDeleteGetting a chance to spend time with the parents is good. I'm off to visit mine tomorrow! (but they only live 8 miles away so that's no big deal!)
ReplyDeleteI love day trips. I like exploring places new to me.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are able to make the most of the Easter break - enjoy Glastonbury. x
ReplyDeleteLovely collages! It was nice to see Wightwick Manor - Dave lived not far from there when we first met so I visited a couple of times during the years we lived apart! Hope you have a great time in Glastonbury and Wells.
ReplyDeleteSuper collages, looks and sounds you had and will have a jolly time. I'd like to visit Wells again, I had a brief jaunty round it on my way somewhere.x
ReplyDeleteI've missed all your recent posts so will have to take your blog out of the reader and put it back in again to see if it will update. Sounds like you had a nice albeit cold time. You said several photos look like movie sets, but ALL your photos look like movie sets to me. Such a different look to your countryside with all the gardens and very old homes. Have fun on your outing with your parents. Is it back to the grind afterward?
ReplyDeleteI love these photos!! What kind of photo editing/collage maker program do you use? So much better than the one I have.
ReplyDeleteLove Wightwick Manor - so many gorgeous things there. Your village walk looks great. Hope you have a great time in Glastonbury and Wells - such a lovely part of the country:)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you're having a lovely Easter break from school life and what could be better than spending time away with your parents, I hope you have a wonderful time.
ReplyDeletegreat pics, looks like a good time was had. thanks for sharing.
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