U – Under
Helen & Mike under the umbrella roof of the Pavillion
Under the Pavillion in the Large Parterre at Antrim Castle Gardens.
Helen & Mike Reshkin are blogging & twitter friends who were on holiday in Ireland from Chicago, in June/July this year. They found a day to spend with me, but unfortunately it was a rather well washed with rain.
We began our adventure at Lough Neagh, alas, the sky was so low we were hardly able to see beyond our noses. 🙁 I didn’t bother to get out of the car. We moved on to Clotworthy House.
Wet day visitors with the wolfhound at Clotworthy House
It is amazing how the place has improved over the past four years.
Before the renovations
A brighter day at the end of May 2009.
Capturing the scene
Capturing the moment in the quiet maze of pathways.
We were not alone. The Heron kept a beady on us.
Helen & Mike, I enjoyed sharing one of my favourite places with you. Thanking you for making time to spend with me.
Thank you for showing us around Antrim, GM. It was lovely to spend some time with you. I’m still working on Mike to let me build a hill with a spiral path up it in our back yard. Your before and after photos really attest to how much progress they’ve made with the restoration at Clotworthy House.
stwidgie, I owe you an apology. I wrote this early this morning when half asleep. I was thinking one name and typed another. :Oops: You remind me of another friend called Helen! I’m digging a hole to bury my embarrassment! I think that Mike should build a Motte for you in the back yard. It would be a great conversation piece. It was great to have time with you & Mike.
Green green, your world is green. Definitely, the Emerald Isle.
Yes, Dianne, Everything is looking very green at the moment.
Is Clotworthy House the place you sat knitting before going up on “stage”?
It is! I used your search bar and found the post that popped into mind as I read this one:
http://grannymar.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/musically-needling-my-yarn/
Nancy, You are on the ball! It is the same place that I yarned on about my crochet. What a difference the sunshine makes.
I am giving myself a GOLD STAR for the day. 😀
Nancy, go to the top of the class and give out the pencils!
Woo Hoo! That is an honor. 😉
I envy them visiting you right now! I wanna go!!!!
Foss, your time will come!
I have two Us in my life! By now, you know both reasonably well.
If I ever followed the alphabet route, this is one alphabet that I will omit.
Yes. U do!
I got a little distracted in this journey through the alphabet, there are not many letters left – another five, but they are not as easy as the earlier letters.
One thing about a wet day–as regards cameras I mean–is that the photographs look so vivid.
I was surprised at how well the photos turned out.
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