tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post5582119175915367594..comments2023-10-11T11:42:47.834+01:00Comments on purple podded peas: A day out to Calke Abbey Celia Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-11332787192414220882014-05-12T13:14:35.203+01:002014-05-12T13:14:35.203+01:00Calke Abbey looks lovely! I adore the idea of leav...Calke Abbey looks lovely! I adore the idea of leaving it all higgledy piggledy (while making sure the roof won't fall in on anyone!) the gardens look lovely with their slightly abandoned look too and that auricula theatre is amazing - I too thought they looked like an audience waiting for a performance to start.<br />We'll have to put Calke on our To Do list when we're next over in the UK.<br />CaroleCarole Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078397128427961327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-73726246859613617882014-05-08T17:27:32.595+01:002014-05-08T17:27:32.595+01:00I think the NT are rethinking the approach - for i...I think the NT are rethinking the approach - for instance we were given a CD to listen to in the car as we drove through the park to the car park - it was really informative and perfectly timed too.Celia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-33952582896434079372014-05-08T17:25:34.927+01:002014-05-08T17:25:34.927+01:00I like the sound of your grandad's shed :-)I like the sound of your grandad's shed :-)Celia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-40290287715577561062014-05-08T17:24:49.408+01:002014-05-08T17:24:49.408+01:00there are a lot of stuffed animals! and peeling pa...there are a lot of stuffed animals! and peeling paint - but it is more interesting than an immaculately restored house.Celia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-53991425852216690052014-05-08T17:23:17.168+01:002014-05-08T17:23:17.168+01:00there was a great temptation to rummage in those s...there was a great temptation to rummage in those seed drawers!Celia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-54106404160833005192014-05-08T17:04:46.946+01:002014-05-08T17:04:46.946+01:00it was xxit was xxCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-79584552575357815222014-05-08T16:42:51.488+01:002014-05-08T16:42:51.488+01:00I have yet to visit Calke Abbey, least of all for ...I have yet to visit Calke Abbey, least of all for the huge auricula theatre! It looks like the kind of place that the NT do so well. Those 'scarecrows' are so charming.<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-37208708498762529902014-05-06T20:21:59.773+01:002014-05-06T20:21:59.773+01:00Love the gardeners workshop, it reminds me of my g...Love the gardeners workshop, it reminds me of my grandad Ben. He had a shed full of bits & bobs, all tools were carefully greased & well looked after and everything he built was held together with 6inch nails! Nothing ever fell down!lp_ lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091423976675091475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-41977013790897409232014-05-06T20:10:24.668+01:002014-05-06T20:10:24.668+01:00My younger daughter visited Calke Abbey about a we...My younger daughter visited Calke Abbey about a week ago and said it was fascinating with rooms crammed full of stuffed animals etc. She said they describe it as an 'unstately stately home'. Your description and lovely photos make me think I may have to plan a visit myself in the near future!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-16096668865068138792014-05-06T20:01:54.036+01:002014-05-06T20:01:54.036+01:00That auricula theatre looks amazing and I'd lo...That auricula theatre looks amazing and I'd love to sit in the gardener's workshop. Oh to be able to rummage through those drawers - what reassures they might hold!<br />Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104140914581346288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-50304373273449681682014-05-06T15:48:21.544+01:002014-05-06T15:48:21.544+01:00What a lovely day out! What a lovely day out! Debs Dust Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531253622708240031noreply@blogger.com