Down in Devon - ooh arrh!

Okay, this post might seem a little fractious - it's simply a melange of bits and bobs that caught my eye this weekend, there aren't as many photos as I would have liked simply because I stupidly forgot to charge my camera battery and was balancing on one pip for the whole duration. Like flowers, I apologize in advance, there are a lot of flowers, Carole's flowers in fact - I'm obsessed with them right now....can you tell? There are dogs, yes I can't help myself photographing them, it's all good practice heh?. There are cupcakes, yes Carole was such a darling and made JP and I cupcakes and fairy cakes for our arrival - we were spoilt fact! More than anything else there are snapshots of in and around Greenway - the holiday home that Agatha Christie kept during the latter part of her life. She left the house to her daughter and son-in-law who both died around 5 years ago I think, hence the house was only opened last year unveiling countless amounts of memorabilia, nick nacks, books upon books, photographs I mean just a multitude of objects left behind by Agatha and her family. They were famous for hoarding things you see and never threw anything away. Here's an interesting fact - Agatha bought the house in 1938 for around £6000, however it took 5 million to restore it over the last few years incredible! This trip was a surprise by Carole, we were simply instructed that morning to be ready by a quarter to 2 where we then proceeded (in a brisk walk) towards a bus stop - bizarre I thought... Then out of nowhere a fantastic 1940's coach arrived to take us to Greenway - fabulous. Here are just a few snapshots of my weekend darlings! p.s you might find a photo of me with a sketch of Greenway, I was killing time while waiting for the bus - think I can give the kiddies are run for their money huh, I didn't win the colouring competition in 1986 at Pizza Hut for nothing!!! lol xx