A breath of fresh air!

So I've been out of hospital for ten days, and already I feel a lot better than when I left. It's not all plain sailing as yesterday I felt extremely tired and wobbly, but today was better and so we headed off on a mystery tour... to see what we could find.

This village is called Alresford and is about twenty miles away. For the cricket lovers amongst you (... are there any?) it was the home of John Arlott.

And a little way outside of there we came upon somewhere called "The Grange", which is a national trust property.... in the middle of almost nowhere!

A great big long drive full of potholes...... until you come up to this!.....

what a stately pile!.... its a "Greek revival" building dating from the early 19th Century ... and quite empty.... sculptured lakes and gardens...... and amazingly no sign of vandalism ...

And as you can see..... it was ever so cold and windy!

Tomorrow here its expected to get even colder .... and they are expecting about 15 centimetres of snow!... I'll try to post a picture or two.... if I can get out of the house....

Love to all

J x