Little Gidding

Little Gidding gets it's name from "giddy" describing the prayer, praise and delight of a relationship with the living God. Ferrar House, where we stayed last weekend, has been a house of prayer on and off since the 1600s. There is also a connection to a poem written by T.S. Elliot which Betsy knew about from her literature studies at university. To our surprise and delight the weather was near perfect and the trees and rape seed fields were in full bloom. The pheasants were crowing, the songbirds chirping, the lambs bleating and the horses clopping. This was just what we were looking for in a place of solitude to seek the Lord.

Ferrar House

Steeple Gidding

Inside Steeple Gidding

Shady Bench

Badger Hole?

Reclining

They'll come home

T.S Elliot's Sties

Bank Holiday means Grandies

Since we have season tickets for Blenheim it seemed a good call to check out the Joust at Blenheim on Bank Holiday weekend. Mayday celebrations were to take place on Sunday in Oxford but we missed those and enjoyed almost perfect weather for the Joust. Here are a few highlights.

                                     The knockdown!

The Blue Team

The Red Team

The Home Team

The Friendly Giant

Nothing better than the Playground

In the midst of the Maze

The Butterfly Garden

Preening Pair