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Agatha Christie's Greenway (Devon, England) - The House

I can think of two places that we visited where I enjoyed the house more than the gardens. The first was Greenway, not for the house itself, which was surprisingly small and cramped, but for the history behind it and the fascinating mementos on display. Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan were enthusiastic collectors. You can see their collections on display throughout the house - European and Oriental ceramics, pottery, African tribal masks, Egyptian artifacts, Tunbridge ware, china, trinkets, and books. The Morning Room has a portrait of Agatha Christie as a child and her doll Rosie, sitting in a chair - The Drawing Room was where the family would gather in the evenings. Christie would entertain guests by reading chapters from manuscripts of her latest books.  Agatha Christie's bedroom. Max always slept on a smaller portable traveling cot (you can see part of it in the foreground). It was his favorite bed and he carried it with him on all of his archaeological travels. N...

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  1. Aloha! Is he waiting for a bird? Feed your cat Phillip!

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  2. Ooooooooh! It's Chester! Hey Buddy!--Randy

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  3. Here, birdie, birdie, come have a drink;) Love the photo.
    Marnie

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  4. Very cute! He looks like he has very marmalade-type markings.

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  5. They do like high places! gail

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  6. Cats always choose such unusual places to rest. He looks interested in something. Maybe a bird?

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  7. Yes, I think it was a bird because just as I was signing off I thought I heard him call "here birdy come take a bath. I will wash your back for you."

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  8. I've got three cats. Harold, Hector and Horace.

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  9. Phillip~~ There is nothing like a cat to adorn a garden! In my opinion a garden isn't complete without a garden cat! Yours is a cutie pie. Give him a chin scratch from me.

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  10. I love his colorations along with his choice of thrones!
    Frances

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  11. No words necessary! Red cats are the smartest.

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  12. He's saying, "just let that hummingbird try and sneak past me again!"

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  13. For those of us who find cats charming (and I do), that is one cute photo. The contrasting colors are also fab.~~Dee

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  14. What a great image! He looks like he is ready to pounce! Great blog!

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  15. I forgot to tell you I came here from Jan's blog. I'm glad she won the feeder. I see we know a lot of the same bloggers.

    I love your kitty perched on the bird bath.

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