Corsley House

After a good nights sleep, I prepped everything and packed up the car on Saturday morning for our trip to Corsley House near Warminster.

The drive was lovely, one of the nicest drives we've taken for a while; no motor ways, not much traffic, just meandering down small roads through the luscious English countryside.

Randomly Sam and I had been researching Staddle stones (used to prop up the grain store in this picture) a few days prior to our trip. You find them all over the place in the countryside, but we couldn't work out what they were actually meant for. Here we can see them as they are supposed to be used.

We arrived in the mid afternoon, with glorious weather. It was really quite hot at times. Eve enjoyed exploring the grounds. After hours of playing in the gardens she went to bed very easily. Bath time was slightly difficult. She still seems a bit scared of the bath since our attempt to put her in the shower during our Wales trip. 

I was so glad that she went to bed without any fuss. We were really lucky, our hosts had given us two adjoining rooms with an ensuite bathroom. This made it super easy and I didn't have to worry about anything.

Sam had been asked to DJ for Olivia's brother, Rory's 21st birthday. The whole family were in full swing setting up the party when we arrived. It was such a beautiful setting for a party; they cooked all the food, set up a bar, and put up Tipi's for the revellers to sleep in.

It was quite tiring running after Eve, but it was a delightful way to spend the afternoon.

Eve absolutely adored climbing onto this chair. It's the first time I've seen a photo of her where she looks like me when I was a little girl.

Getting ready for the evenings events, once Eve was in bed was lovely. It felt so nice being able to get ready slowly and put on make up. Sam was already hard at work outside with the music; he did a great job as always and everyone had a great time.

I adored the lavender which lined many of the hedges and walls around the garden.

Playing with the gravel

I had borrowed a baby monitor, which we set up (we haven't used one at home for ages), just for peace of mind. But, the distance was too far so it wouldn't work. Thankfully we ended up not really needing to use it which was great.

Catching up with our dear friends Beagle and Olivia was great, we hadn't seen them for a while. Seeing them both so happy was heart-warming.

I went to bed at a reasonable time of midnight, after a tasty meal and good chats with new-found friends. The food was so good, and we were treated to a fantastic firework display too. Such a great weekend - Big thanks to our wonderful hosts, the Compton Family!!