Great to be enjoying time with the London Browns. Lots of cuddles and fun with the little boys – reading, puzzles, games and chat!
The weather has been disappointing (making up now for the great summer reportedly had!) but we have managed to get out for some walks.
Yesterday we went to Ham House and Gardens – reputedly the finest surviving example of a 17th century house and gardens, largely unchanged since it was built in 1610. One of many fine homes and palaces along the Thames, it is managed by the National Trust. I’ve enjoyed reading up on the history of the house and following the lines of inheritance.
Micah had great fun watching the gardeners trimming the box hedges and trees in the Cherry Garden and Going on a Bear Hunt in the “Wilderness Gardens” – shaped areas divided off by intersecting hedges.
We walked back along the Ham-Richmond tow-path enjoying the Thames riverside – lots of activities and eateries to be found – shame we don’t enjoy the Waikato River as it flows though Hamilton in the same way.
