On the opposite side of the entrance hall from the drawing room is the Dining Room. It is the most strikingly…
Orquídeas
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World Rugby Museum, Twickenham, London ~ the largest rugby museum in the world.
I have been to Twickenham a number of times to watch England play rugby, but never been to the museum.…
The Foundation of Rome – Romulus and Remus
21st April is celebrated in Rome as the city’s founding day. According to legend, this was the day in 753BCE…
Royal Indian Peafowl
This fascinating post reminds us that a bird which in the UK was just a decorative addition to country houses…
Nessie Lives!
The 21st April is an important date in the history of Nessie ‘the Loch Ness Monster’. It was the date…
Eltham Palace (8): The Drawing Room
The Italian themed drawing room is entered directly from the entrance hall. It is a lovely spacious room and was probably…
Naturelog: 18th April
A beautiful day to be out and about. I travelled a few miles to Lesnes Abbey in south-east London to attend a field…
Sparrow hawk at Llandegley — From the Radnor Bird Blog
Amazing poto of a Sparrowhawk visiting a garden in Wales. Via Sue Lewis….this female sparrow hawk has been marauding around…
Bufflehead
The Bufflehead is an attractive small sea duck of the Americas. The name is derived from buffalo-head, a comment on its…