Food, stairs, and food! in blackpropaganda

An overcast Sunday here, but warm - rain is always likely - so everything is growing fast - and worth taking this bud inside - with the fresh rain drops on it!

Yesterday I went out with a large group to visit a couple of historical places - it also included coffee and scones, a two course lunch in a good hotel, and later tea and biscuits. I was stuffed!

Both houses we visited had wonderful staircases - this one reminded me of an M C Escher drawing

and the other was Georgian classical

It was great wandering about - being taken to place by coach - even if it strufggeld to get up narrow drives - and seeing things you never normally see because you are not driving and are high up.

A good day - and then lay down to watch England nearly beat Russia in the Euros in Marseilles - England should have won by a mile and then lose a goal with a minute to go. The joy is that Waled won their first game - and lead the group - excellent!
I won’t even dwell on the violence between English supporters and Russian supporters - thank goodness I can just turn the tv on and turn it off.

We have a friend coming to lunch today - and I am chef, producing my vineyard sausages dish - sausages and red grapes in wine and stock producing this, with great onion gravy.