Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

If you are a regular follower of my blog you would know how much I was looking forward to a return to my homeland to catch up with family and friends.  White Horse Hill, Uffington - return to my childhood With temperatures in Bangkok a scorching 34 degrees and humidity in the nineties, it was due to be a welcome change from my  sweaty Betty  Thailand life. Wrong! Imagine my surprise to find myself in the middle of a heatwave here in Great Britain, with temperatures, if not the humidity, matching Bangkok. Woo hoo, Great Britain!  As you will remember last week we were huddled round log fires and barbequing in the rain, sheltering under umbrellas.  All change this week and the Gardens of Britain are looking glorious after a drop of rain and some sunshine. Here are some of my favourite Homes and Gardens pictures from my time here. 1. Friars Court:   Hidden Beauty in Rural Oxfordshire Celebrating its 100...

It's been a cracker of a British week! We've had everything here starting with a Princess born, Wren veterans at VE celebrations, a visit to a Sir Christopher Wren inspired garden, and  a General Election. It's a real trip down memory lane for me returning to the   English countryside where I grew up. 1, I remember Wren... I was a country girl living in a small Oxfordshire village. Learning to ride my pony and cantering across these hills, or perhaps more like careering wildly out of control,  I had a spirited and young chestnut mare. I never thought I would end up with a life of city living in Australia. 2, I remember Wren I gave birth to my two daughters in Cheltenham maternity hospital. They were easy uncomplicated births but on the third day after Daughter No 1 was born my car was stolen from the hospital car park. It was eventually found in Brighton six week later... I remember sobbing my eyes out  with our new baby ...

I haven't been on the swings with my parents for ummm...quite a few years! Here we are enjoying the Spring sunshine at  Buscot Park  in Oxfordshire. Reliving my youth at Lady Faringdon's swinging garden The  National Trust  call Buscot Park  'one of Oxfordshire's best kept secrets' and on a Tuesday afternoon it is easy to see why. We were very happy to have the gardens all to ourselves! Buscot House built 1780-1783 Just look at this Neo-classical mansion that Lord Faringdon  and his family look after on behalf of the National Trust. It's not a bad little pad,  it's got all mod cons, a whole host of national treasures, and a pretty blue swimming pool.  I hope it's heated,  otherwise you might need to throw me that life buoy pretty quickly. Swimming pool-pavilion and frescoes Anyway despite lingering on the doorstep awaiting Lady Faringdon to rush out and welcome us in for afternoon ...