Last weekend

Our Easter weekend away came and went in a flurry of fun and laughter.
Seven adults plus Tiny Girlie in the city of Bristol.
We had good company, good food ....and despite the dire forecast some good weather.

There was a trip to Windmill Hill city farm to see lambs, chickens, ducks, rabbits and pigs. All lovely. Though it has to be said, that although the adults loved the animals and particularly the lambs, Tiny Girlie was just as enthralled by the puddles!

In the afternoon we visited Tyntesfield, a beautiful house and estate just a mile or so from Bristol city centre.
Until 2002, when it was acquired by the National Trust, the house was owned by the Gibbs family who made a huge fortune trading in Guano. That's bird poo to you and me and just proves the saying 'Where there's muck there's brass'!

I particularly loved the walled kitchen garden and greenhouses. There was not a weed to be seen in the kitchen garden; just neatly labelled rows of seeds and the odd shoot poking through. In a few weeks time, it will be a real picture.

Tyntesfield is also home to the Somerset Bodgers, my brother in law being one of them.

Bodging is a traditional craft using green (unseasoned) wood to turn items such as chair legs.

Tiny Girlie has a beautiful pint sized Windsor chair made especially for her by our brother in law, her great uncle.

We also managed to squeeze in a trip to the beautiful city of Bath to see the Grayson Perry exhibition The Vanity of Small Differences at the Victoria Art gallery and to enjoy Bath's beautiful architecture.

We are back home now and on a trip down to the allotment signs of spring were everywhere.

 'Tis a lovely time of year!

Happy weekend.

annjenny x