Visitors

One great, fantastic and need I say enjoyable way of  spending time is to do it with friends.  I am so incredibly blessed with the best of these. Marjorie and I have been friends for almost 40 years.  I consider her my sister.  Last week she and her sister Debbie (my extended family/sister) visited me from Canada.  They are on a whirlwind vist to England and Paris and they included me on their itinerary.  We went to Lincoln and the York on the weekend.  I drove and while I enjoy the experience of driving I am always glad to give back the car without damage.(LOL inside joke I'll tell you when I see you).  I've booked my tickets to go home for Christmas and it's only another 10 weeks.  I can't wait.

On the Cleethorpes pier (just renovated).  A beautiful mistake, the star filter was on but I think it works with these two beauties.

Marj and Debbie climbed the Lincoln Cathedral Tower, seen here from the cafe where I waited.  It was neat to see the pigeons fly away before the bells rang, they are conditioned by the subtle sounds it makes, I could not hear anything.

I waited to see movement up there and by coincidence I captured Marjorie taking a picture of me taking a picture.  BTW she is up on the highest point of the Cathedral.

We spent the entire day in Lincoln, what a view to walk by the Cathedral at night.

Ariel view of York from Clifford's Tower.

York Minster.

Inside the York museum you walk through a time line of toys before getting to the Victorian street.

A film vending machine from the 60's.

I am so fortunate to have these beautiful women in my life, thanks for the great weekend.

xxxx…. oooo….

Homesick

I have been so homesick this past two weeks.  It's the first time I've felt like this, I hope it passes.

This was my first day out since arriving back in Grimsby and WOW.  Graham found out about a free day at one of the National Trust estates near Skegness, Gunby Hall and Gardens.  We left early and visited Alvingham, where two churches are built on the same piece of land(the only one in Britain).  Then we drove to Gunby Hall.  I was so impressed by the colour still left in the gardens.  The house was built in 1700 and given to the trust in 1940.  To make everything a little better, the sun decided to show it's lovely face and the temperatures rose to a comfortable 20+ degrees.

A Bible left at the pulpit.  One of the hymnals was dated 1912 but I didn't dare touch this, it was ready to fall apart.

You can just see the second church on the right.

The water fed mill which is still in operation.

The gate house at Gunby Hall.

Front on Gunby Hall in Lavender garden.

The back.

Inside the pantry.

A knife sharpener.

Downton Abby?????

Some the garden had gone to seed but I thought it was just as beautiful.

So purple it's black, looks like pewter here.

Artist in residence, look at the table legs.

More days like this and I will be back to wanting to stay forever.