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The Grand Opening #5

...oomful of visitors staring open mouthed at me! In another room my dad had his racing car surrounded by displays and photos of his racing career. The Entrance Hall was turned into a café area next to the kitchen, which had once been the old Butler’s Pantry, and my job was to bake scones and make sandwiches for the hungry visitors and groups that often came for a day out. Although I would make the scones earlier in the day, we would always leave a few in the oven so that there was a lovely smell of home baking floating around the place – a sure-fire way of making sales! Another way of generating sales was by giving us three kids an ice cream to eat out on th...

Eat, Drink and be Merry! #10

...watch the visitors walk by on their way to the church, as this was also open to the public, then we would make animal noises or suchlike and throw pine cones into nearby bushes to make them jump!  It was also a good place to hide from our dad! The visitors continued to come on a regular basis and my parents tried to think up different ideas to attract them.  At one end of the terrace, near to the old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too.  My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies au...

Ventures New #9

...watch the visitors walk by on their way to the church, as this was also open to the public, then we would make animal noises or suchlike and throw pine cones into nearby bushes to make them jump! It was also a good place to hide from our dad! The visitors continued to come on a regular basis and my parents tried to think up different ideas to attract them. At one end of the terrace, near to the old grass tennis courts (still with two foot high grass on them!) they made a playground, which was fun for us too. My dad continued to buy and sell antiques and was often at local auctions and occasionally made trips to London for sales at Sothebys or Christies auction...

THE GRAND OPENING #5

...oomful of visitors staring open mouthed at me! In another room my dad had his racing car surrounded by displays and photos of his racing career.  The Entrance Hall was turned into a café area next to the kitchen, which had once been the old Butler’s Pantry, and my job was to bake scones and make sandwiches for the hungry visitors and groups that often came for a day out.  Although I would make the scones earlier in the day, we would always leave a few in the oven so that there was a lovely smell of home baking floating around the place – a sure-fire way of making sales!  Another way of generating sales was by giving us three kids an ice cream to eat out...

SKOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! #13

...d our own visitors to attend to in the holidays.  Sometimes my friend Janine came round to stay for a few days and this would break the monotony a bit.  Once we dressed up in the Victorian dresses that were on show and walked round the grounds and then over to the church in them.  People must have thought they were seeing ghosts! Another time we decided to play tricks on the visitors by using the secret door in the Library. There were two secret doors, one which was always open and used by the visitors to wend their way around the house and the other was on the opposite side of the room and always closed.  The doors, when closed, looked like part of the boo...

Skools out for summer! #12

...d our own visitors to attend to in the holidays. Sometimes my friend Janine came round to stay for a few days and this would break the monotony a bit. Once we dressed up in the Victorian dresses that were on show and walked around the grounds and then over to the church in them. People must have thought they were seeing ghosts! Another time we decided to play tricks on the visitors by using the secret door in the Library. There were two secret doors, one which was always open and used by the visitors to wend their way around the house and the other was on the opposite side of the room and always closed. The doors, when closed, looked like part of the bookshelve...