One of Glamourpuss' and my favorite things to do is to check out Real Estate. It's just a fun thing to do. We steal ideas and question taste.
So who's invitation did we accept out this weekend?......
Why the Pickerings of course!!
Did you know that the ancestor that built this bueaty was a 27 year old man?
Let's see, 27 years old, rich beyond belief, and not afraid to spend on a house........ dreamy......
Of course lots of it is a bit overdone for my taste, but I admit, its something I'm willing to overlook for the sake of peace in the house. This is an outside picture of the grand staircase. Some of the windows are actually doors that lead to a tiny balcony. We were told that the help kept falling off while washing those windows, so the Pickering ancestor relented and installed a decorative if tiny balcony. Anything to keep up appearances.....
So after a lovely lunch at the carriage house and an afternoon wandering the gardens, Glamourpuss and I accepted and invitation to an evening tour of the garden carpet. I must say it was a perfect evening. There was free flowing wine from the vineyard and a smooth sounding jazz band to serenade us under the stars. We were lucky, because the next day, they tore up all the beautiful plants to make room for the fall garden.
Here is what happens when you let a wine drunk do-gooder take your picture at night.
