T’was welcome back to Marion on a stop-over from Rwanda. To
complete the reunion Julie n Merrick popped over and were given the grand tour
of Gloucester Quays with lunch at the
Brewery House idling the afternoon by watching narrow boats navigate the Sharpness.
Sunday was spent walking the gardens of Minety
and Upper Minety. Minety is a village in north Wiltshire between Malmesbury
and Swindon. It takes its name from the water mint plant found growing in
ditches around the village, and has previously been known as Myntey. Until the
mid-18th century, the parish was unique in Wiltshire for its unusual
jurisdictional anomaly. Most of the parish lay in Gloucestershire, but a small
area of land, centred on St. Leonard’s church, was based in Wiltshire. Only in
1844 was Minety deemed part of Wiltshire.
Many Cotswold Country piles
And much summer colour
And, of course, the traditional tea n cake.
The last stop was at the mansion of ‘Jethro Tull’ (you may
remember him :) but he was on tour at the time :(
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| lawn laid out like a record player :) |
Had a stop over at the Wm Morris Tea Rooms in Bibury with
Arlington for a traditional cream tea before heading home.
