The Brothers - 2 yrs old english setter /german pointer cross

The house-sitters cottage

The one storey cottage, from the south


Through conservatory, to front door.

Sitting room corner - with wood burning stove (and Olly)
Out of the front door

Bedroom/sitting room door
View into grannys yard

View from the kitchen window

Conservatory


Kitchen
Sitting room desk
Second sitting room desk
Bedroom

Raiding the attic - Great Granny's dresses

Norah Burbury - great grandmother and society grande dame - a debutante in the Thirties, at Bletchley Park in the Forties, and retired to bed in the Fifties. We have some of her dresses, incredibly glamourous, if a little shabby with time - and had a bit of a fashion session this weekend. Fine for parties, but when o when are we going to have use of the ermine parasol complete with little tails? Here's a few tasters:

May Day in the ballroom

A little too er...tired for the maypole, marching or Morris dancing, so we settled for a game of badminton in the ballroom, with the spring sunshine streaming through.

Waking Up

Sun has melted what seemed like permafrost. Tiny lambs have appeared. The riverbanks are scattered with primroses, and Roland, stomping about in his shorts, is cursing the daffodils. Spring is upon us. Praise da Lord.

Photos Killyon Manor exteriors

Photos Killyon Manor gardens

Spring cleaning

And today, I did the coat-rack. Not a normal item of clothing on the whole thing. A metaphor for the family.

Photos Killyon Manor Interiors