Yesterday was significantly cooler in Birmingham. My friend assures me that London is simply warmer anyway but even so, it was wonderful. I even put on slippers last night. Sometimes being "cool" is simply delicious, but for me only if it's natural, not air-conditioned. I love my air-conditioning at home, don't get me wrong but I don't find it as pleasurable as a cool evening after a warm(ish) day.
My hostess is determined that I shall enjoy all Birmingham has to offer so yesterday we went to The Barber Institute of Fine Arts which has an amazing collection of art and -I think- my new favorite Van Gogh, called A Peasant Woman Digging. She is such a real person and yet so lovely, the colors are truly wonderful.
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| A poppy in the Winterbourne Gardens |
Then we walked to Winterbourne House, had lunch in the terrace café and leisurely wandered the gardens for the rest of the afternoon. We didn't go in the house, that's for next trip possibly.
And even the food at "home" is wonderful. Here is last night's dinner which was a lovely salad of snap peas (cleverly called Mangetout here), peas, radicchio, feta, pine nuts and prosciutto. It was a delight!
And we started the day with a traditional full English breakfast. I am so very spoiled.
Yippee! I'm so glad you had enough thread! That breakfast picture is making me hungry!
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