Today (Monday) was the first mild, dry day that we have had for ages, so it was a 'no brainer' to take the opportunity to revisit Wightwick Manor using our free entry voucher pinned on our cork board in the study. It's not far away, maybe a 20 minute drive. The house, owned by The National Trust, contains a lot of William Morris designs and fits in quite nicely with the book I'm reading at the moment in which Sophy Winter inherits a run down Manor house from her Grandfather.....
I didn't buy any books this time though as common sense prevailed. I already have 3 books sitting unread on my shelf and I have more on their way to me from a bloggy friend . In addition, I have 3 reserved for me from the library, although there is quite a queue for them still. but I really dont need to buy more. Do I??
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Tomorrow morning it is library Tuesday with free coffee and biscuits 😋 and I will have a browse too. We also have an adventure planned for the afternoon 😀 More details tomorrow!
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Thanks for popping in. Stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,
Angie ❤️
Is not needing to buy more books really a thing?! Ooh, an adventure, sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to resist temptation regarding books isn't it, Sooze 😉
DeleteAh, that explains how she knows so much about caring for old houses! I do enjoy a Trisha Ashley from time to time
ReplyDeleteYes, Kirsten, I believe she trained in the art of stained glass too. AND she used to paint before her sight began to deteriorate.
DeleteYou are very good, i can never resist books and plants.
ReplyDeleteI try to spend no more than 50p per book these days, Marlene, and today they were priced at £1.50 & £2.00 each so it was a bit easier to resist. Graham did buy a hanging planter for the garden though!
DeleteWightwick Manor is about 45 mins from us and there are some lovely pieces of William Morris work there. We haven't visited any NT places yet this year but as we start to have some dry weather we will be getting out and about again. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteYes, its lovely there, Beverley. Next month they will be opening up the first floor to visitors as its been refurbished so I think we'll be going back in the summer 😀
DeleteHave a great week too
Sounds like a lovely outing on a sunny day. Well done resisting the temptation of buying the books on sale. I rarely buy any books, these days, preferring to borrow from the library.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice outing. I don't know if I could resist purchasing at least one book.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.