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Here comes the Bride (Part 2) #31

...– good job Percy the parrot wasn’t around!  He did such a professional job that all Kev’s relatives thought we’d hired him for the day and couldn’t believe that he was our friend! As the party continued on into the night people gradually went home until there was just us and our friends left at 5am.  Bodies were everywhere – someone had fallen asleep on the Entrance Hall steps, another couple were flat out on a sofa in the Long Gallery.  Two more hadn’t quite made it up the main staircase and others were snuggled up on the Library sofas, books and drinks long abandoned. It had been a fantastic day, with no fights or arrests.  The next day we...

Moving Out #32

...d get odd jobs for him to do at the weekends.  One of his friends was a builder and he was doing up a house that belonged to the bass player from a pop band, who were really big in the seventies.  They also owned a Ferrari between them and this was often parked in the drive, as the band shared it.  My dad put Kev’s name forward to re-wire the house (as he had trained as an electrician) and he spent the next few weekends fixing up the electrics alongside builders, plumbers and carpenters.  When it was all finished they put in their bills only to find out that the band were planning to leave the country – without paying anyone! The builders were none too...

Gardeners' World at Hoar Cross #36

....  Their job was simply to sweep the pathways all day and keep the leaves at bay! There were two elderly chaps, Mr Knight and Mr Dukes, who were solely responsible for the south garden – however, their task was complicated by the fact that they couldn’t get on with one another!  Grass was cut by a horse drawn mower, a task carried out by the chauffeur of all people!    One of the family told us that back in the early days the head gardener was pushed around in a wheelchair when he was older, inspecting the lawns – apparently if he saw a weed amongst the grass blades he would tell one of the gardeners to pluck it out straightaway! Emily Meynell Ingra...

Here Comes the Bride (Part 2) #30

...– good job Percy the parrot wasn’t around! He did such a professional job that all Kev’s relatives thought we’d hired him for the day and couldn’t believe that he was our friend! As the party continued on into the night people gradually went home until there was just us and our friends left at 5am. Bodies were everywhere – someone had fallen asleep on the Entrance Hall steps, another couple were flat out on a sofa in the Long Gallery. Two more hadn’t quite made it up the main staircase and others were snuggled up on the Library sofas, books and drinks long abandoned. It had been a fantastic day, with no fights or arrests. The next day we started...

Moving Out #31

...d get odd jobs for him to do at the weekends. One of his friends was a builder and he was doing up a house that belonged to the bass player from a chart band, who were really big in the seventies. They also owned a Ferrari between them and this was often parked in the drive, as the band shared it. My dad put Kev’s name forward to re-wire the house (as he had trained as an electrician) and he spent the next few weekends fixing up the electrics alongside builders, plumbers and carpenters. When it was all finished they put in their bills only to find out that the band were planning to leave the country – without paying anyone! The builders were none too please...

Gardeners World at Hoar Cross #36

...rs. Their job was simply to sweep the pathways all day and keep the leaves at bay! There were two elderly chaps, Mr Knight and Mr Dukes, who were solely responsible for the south garden – however, their task was complicated by the fact that they couldn’t get on with one another! Grass was cut by a horse drawn mower, a task carried out by the chauffeur of all people!  There were two huge lawns on the south side of the house and two smaller ones beyond that.  There was also a tennis court to the side of the house near the Beech Walk which would have required constant mowing during the summer months, as it was well used.    "Anyone for tennis?"  - 1920...