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Lest we forget #86

...d with an invalid, as he thought he would be.  However, I think this made him more determined to prove himself and he did make a success of his life, first running an alabaster business and employing men who had been disabled in the war, then motor racing and buying Hoar Cross Hall to display his large collection of arms and armour.  Not everyone was so fortunate though, which is why we remember them this weekend on Remembrance Day - lest we forget. Don't miss next month's blog - "A Christmas Celebration"   If you’d like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.Follow me around my childhood home i...

THE RENOVATIONS BEGIN #4

...ft him an invalid.  There was a large wooden board from the window sill to the stone balustrade and he would sit by the window and wait for squirrels and birds to cross the board and eat titbits from his hand – what a charming picture this conjures up albeit in tragic circumstances.  This room became our lounge and the dressing room next door became our new kitchen with a serving hatch knocked through for mealtimes – well, it was the seventies!  The Damask Room was to be open to the public and had actual damask material on the walls in a beautiful gold colour.  Likewise, the Hessian Room had – you’ve guessed it – hessian on the walls, which was ra...

DIY Stately Home #4

...ft him an invalid. There was a large wooden board from the window sill to the stone balustrade (see picture below) and he would sit by the window and wait for squirrels and birds to cross the board and eat titbits from his hand – what a charming picture this conjures up albeit in tragic circumstances. This room became our lounge and the dressing room next door became our new kitchen with a serving hatch knocked through for mealtimes – well, it was the seventies!   The stone balustrade near Col. Hugo's window   The Damask Room was to be open to the public and had actual damask material on the walls in a beautiful gold colour. Likewise, the Hessian R...

Reburbishing our Mansion #4

...ft him an invalid.  There was a large wooden board from the window sill to the stone balustrade and he would sit by the window and wait for squirrels and birds to cross the board and eat titbits from his hand – what a charming picture this conjures up albeit in tragic circumstances.  This room became our lounge and the dressing room next door became our new kitchen with a serving hatch knocked through for mealtimes – well, it was the seventies!  The Damask Room was to be open to the public and had actual damask material on the walls in a beautiful gold colour.  Likewise, the Hessian Room had – you’ve guessed it – hessian on the walls, which was ra...

Our mansion gets a facelift #4

...ft him an invalid.  There was a large wooden board from the window sill to the stone balustrade and he would sit by the window and wait for squirrels and birds to cross the board and eat titbits from his hand – what a charming picture this conjures up albeit in tragic circumstances.  This room became our lounge and the dressing room next door became our new kitchen with a serving hatch knocked through for mealtimes – well, it was the seventies!  The Damask Room was to be open to the public and had actual damask material on the walls in a beautiful gold colour.  Likewise, the Hessian Room had – you’ve guessed it – hessian on the walls, which was ra...

Doing up a stately home #4

...ft him an invalid. There was a large wooden board from the window sill to the stone balustrade and he would sit by the window and wait for squirrels and birds to cross the board and eat titbits from his hand – what a charming picture this conjures up albeit in tragic circumstances. This room became our lounge and the dressing room next door became our new kitchen with a serving hatch knocked through for mealtimes – well, it was the seventies! The Damask Room was to be open to the public and had actual damask material on the walls in a beautiful gold colour. Likewise, the Hessian Room had – you’ve guessed it – hessian on the walls, which was rather lik...