MuswellHillbilly

So! Back from the country. The Cotswolds was lovely – we stayed in this village called Bourton on the Water which is the last word in quaint. Sandstone cottages with climbing roses, wisteria or honeysuckle over every front door, duck infested rivers, cream teas and higgeldy piggeldy pubs. It was a big family holiday with Mellors’ parents and all his brothers and sisters and their husbands or wives. We hired two cottages and members of our party formed little groups to go exploring – some hiked, some cycled, some read books in the garden (guilty face) and some went to watch a cheese rolling contest! (Much more violent than it sounds).

One of the highlights for me was a visit to the Rococo pleasure gardens. Vegetable gardens for Mellors to admire, a maze spelling out the letters “250”, bee hives, gorgeous flowers, beautiful lawns, ponds squirming with crested newts …. finishing with a picnic in the sunshine. Fabulous! http://www.rococogarden.org.uk/garden_walk.aspx.