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Christmas High Jinks! #31

...d all the bells laid out on a table ready for the bellringers and decided to switch them around so that they were in the wrong order. Then one of the posh ladies asked Viv to hand round the trays of cake to which Viv took umbrage – however, she took the tray and before handing them out they found some mustard which they pushed inside the cakes to give them a bit of zing! By now they were getting bored and as per usual, when they got bored, they got up to mischief! More mischief! They stood by the table with all the food on it and when no-one was looking they took the custard cream biscuits apart, licked all the cream out then put them back together again on th...

Growing up in a stately home #1

...servants bells in the attic   Back down in the basement were all the old kitchens including the Boot Boy’s room, laundry room, pantries and sculleries. Along the wall of the passageway was a row of bells (see picture above) and the names of the rooms to which they belonged – these were here so that the servants could be summoned to do their master’s bidding – they were also used in a prank by myself and my brother when we were visited by a team of professional ghost hunters - but that’s another story which will be featured in a later blog!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:   'Moving Day Arrives!'   Follow me around my childhood hom...

Christmas High Jinks #72

...ng to the bells.  If only they could have seen the strange faces they pulled as they ate and drank the wine! Perhaps they should have had more tea, vicar?   Don't miss next week's instalment:  "Ghosts of Christmas past"   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends. Follow me on a personal tour of my childhood home on YouTube and see the secret doors in action!OUT NOW!!  'My Dad Bought a Mansion' book is available on Amazon.Would make a great Christmas present don't you think?...

A Bit Of Background #1

...a row of bells and the names of the rooms to which they belonged – these were here so that the servants could be summoned to do their master’s bidding – they were also used in a prank by myself and my brother when we were visited by a team of professional ghost hunters - but that’s another story which will be featured in a later blog!...

Christmas High Jinks!

...ng to the bells.  If only they could have seen the strange faces they pulled as they ate their Christmas fare and drank the watery mulled wine! More tea vicar?   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.   Merry Christmas everyone!    ...

Christmas High Jinks! #29

...ng to the bells - and smiled at the strange faces they pulled as they ate! More tea vicar?    Don't miss next week's instalment:   “A New Year Calamity!” If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.  Merry Christmas everyone!      ...