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...
A fantastic pic, Phillip. Nice memories, but now for some global warming and positive thoughts that we don't get even flurries tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Philip... our day in the 50's will be followed by the first major snow of the season tomorrow... perhaps 6"-10" depending on who one listens to... just in time to protect against the cold that's following the snow. Larry
ReplyDeleteNow this is winter. We haven't had much winter to talk about this year. We are to get some snow by 9:30 this morning, so they say. I will believe it when I see it.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo Phillip, I had a lot of fun driving around Tuscumbia after work taking pictures for the calendar. By the time I got home it was dark and don't have many from around my place. I have the depot, courthouse and stagecoach stop in the 2012 calendar and have one of the Almon house & Locust Hills I'd like to use in the 2013 calendar. Mary
ReplyDeleteyou wishing or what? Nice picture but hope you don't have a chance to take another one like it.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe. I bet now you have camellias blooming instead of snow.
ReplyDeleteI am not complaining! The snow was beautiful last year, but what a mess it made.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Phillip. But I prefer green!! hahahaha!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful...idyllic, really :-)
ReplyDeleteI must have been asleep when this happened last year?!? How often does it snow there? I'd have thought...never?
ReplyDeletePhillip what a beautiful shot of your snow-covered garden.
ReplyDeleteI had to back track on my reading a little. This picture is so magical.:0)
ReplyDeleteWhen ever I need inspiration I always look at pictures of your garden.