A Sunday Outing

Hello Lovelies,

I'm failing with the "short sweet" posts, I know :0)

Here's a photo heavy post about my Sunday.

In the morning I loved flinging the window open wide and looking at my pretty Gerbera collection on the kitchen windowsill............

and spending some time in the garden, leafing through the latest edition of Country Living, which had just landed on my door mat the previous day.............

It did take a while for me to find something inspiring, but I LOVED this crochet blanket, well the whole photo.............

and I loved this converted windmill...........

and especially this chair..............

then I came across a small feature on the Botanic garden in Nottingham...........

There was a  lovely illustration of the walled garden and I'm very fond of old spaces like that............

oh look, it's open Sundays 2-4pm............

It's not too far from us.

and it's nearly 11am.............

Best make a start on the dinner.

After our usual Sunday roast we headed out to Wollaton Hall and searched for the botanic garden.........the article said it was hidden away, and it was. A helpful lady in the shop told us where to look in the end........

Through a dark passage we found a sun filled space...........

With plants all beautifully labelled ...........

Eryngium

Lovely old brick walls and stone troughs...............

Busy bees...........

and pretty flowers............

After I purchased a plant from the helpful volunteers we decided to wander a little further.........

The boys found acorns.........

and I found a pretty bench..............

Wollaton Hall is somewhere we have visited many times before, and it always looks stunning..........

It's owned by the local council and is set in beautiful gardens and parkland..............

The 16th century stonework is so ornate..............

and in the gardens there is a lovely Camellia house..............

This formal part of the gardens is beautifully cared for.............

and I loved the purple and pale yellow colour scheme the gardeners have chosen this year.......

It certainly felt like a calm and relaxing place to stop and enjoy the beautiful surroundings on Sunday........

To be honest we were in two minds as to whether we wanted to go inside the hall it's self. But I'm glad we did. It seemed much more well cared for than our visit a few years back, when it all looked a bit sad really.

This light filled hall is a highlight, with a gorgeous ceiling...........

and beautiful paintings.......

See a better image of this touching scene HERE

I do love paintings that tell a story, THIS has been a favourite for many years.

There are not many rooms set out as they would have looked in their heyday, but this one was beautiful........

I loved the embroidery and the wooden sewing box...........

And this is the view from a first floor window..............

Much of the first floor houses a natural history museum.

Wollaton is a wonderful estate that provides so much enjoyment to locals and visitors alike.

It's still free to access the house and grounds, there's just  a (reasonable) charge to park the car................and there's the temptation of yummy ice cream too..............

I hope you enjoyed your visit :0)
You can see loads of photos and reviews HERE if you are interested.

Thank you so much for all your super kind comments on my drawing.......they really made my day.
Jacquie x