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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...

Flashback Friday - View from the Deck

 

I was going through some old photos and the difference from five years ago is pretty amazing. The above photo was taken on March 14, 2015. We had moved into the house in January and I was just getting started on the garden. This was the view from our back deck. You can see the cardboard on the ground for future garden beds. 

This photo was taken on February 4, 2015 and even more dismal -

 

Here is that same view taken on August 19, 2020 -


 Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. The good ole summer time and what a difference a few years makes. Doesn't even look like the same place. Well done!!

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  2. How is that even possible? You created a masterpiece.

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  3. I would be thrilled with progress like that ! And you had to imagine from pretty much a blank canvass. Looks great !

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