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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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Roses in November





Mrs. B.R. Cant was displaying some nice blooms this past weekend.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. debsgardenNovember 29, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    beautiful bloom! I am happy that a few of my roses are still producing blooms, though we have had some light frost.

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  2. How It GrowsNovember 29, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Fragrant?

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  3. EveNovember 29, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    My roses are a little shy yet. And probably like me hate going out in the cold!

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  4. compost in my shoeNovember 29, 2010 at 7:47 PM

    The antiques always prove to be November's magical moments! Great photo!

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  5. Phillip OliverNovember 29, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    Phillip, it had a strong tea fragrance.

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  6. Tallulah's Antique ClosetNovember 30, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    It is a pretty bloom! Our roses are doing good so far. But it has been cold for the past couple of days.

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  7. LonaNovember 30, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    She has a gorgeous bloom. It is good to still see some rose blooms this time of the year.

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  8. GailNovember 30, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    Lovely rose and aren't we lucky to still have beautiful blooms! gail

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  9. The Redneck RosarianNovember 30, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    Phillip, beautiful bloom. I'm putting it on my Christmas list!

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  10. DarlaNovember 30, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    She is very pretty. My rose growing skills are not very good although I keep trying.

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  11. CarolDecember 1, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    Lovely! What kind of tea? ;>))

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  12. CommonweederDecember 1, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    What a beautiful rose. My daughter lives in Texas and I still can't get used to the fact that the two of us have such different Rose Seasons.

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  13. still goodDecember 6, 2010 at 1:57 AM

    That rose is so beautiful. You are a wonderful photographer, too!

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