tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post3259921360008679571..comments2024-03-28T04:40:08.734-04:00Comments on Lucindaville: SissinghurstLucindavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-60814373188868368892014-11-19T09:29:12.669-05:002014-11-19T09:29:12.669-05:00Yes, Long Barn is only open once or twice a year. ...Yes, Long Barn is only open once or twice a year. It is a gardener's dilemma -- spending years developing a garden only to move...Vita and Harold would be glad to know Sissinghurst survives.Lucindavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-26790353030612225592014-11-19T09:24:40.902-05:002014-11-19T09:24:40.902-05:00Shelley,
Glad you are reading us. Do add Sissing...Shelley, <br />Glad you are reading us. Do add Sissinghurst to your list...and send photos! Best, LucindaLucindavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-40102151469268431592014-11-17T21:20:54.156-05:002014-11-17T21:20:54.156-05:00This was/is a delight. Mummy gardened almost on t...This was/is a delight. Mummy gardened almost on this scale. She adored Vita. She was in London with the OWI during WWII ... I wonder if she knew of Sissinghurst then.<br /><br />And yes, Glendinning's book was wonderful along with Portrait of a Marriage. I think that I also read a book called: Longbarn or Long Barn in which she and her husband lived prior to moving into Sissinghurst. I can see his face - ah Harold Nicholson. Yes, I like to pretend that I lived back then, a much better time.Liz Rice-Sosnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705708193546909432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-70084029065738374112014-11-17T06:11:51.239-05:002014-11-17T06:11:51.239-05:00I recently read Victoria Glendinning's biograp...I recently read Victoria Glendinning's biography of Vita Sackville-West. It was interesting not just for her life but because of learning more about those around her, ie Virginia Woolf. It talks quite a bit about the garden as well, but I be Raven's book is good, too. I've seen various BBC programmes about the Nicholson's - must have been an odd household in which to grow up. Then again, the world was a completely different place back then. We finally joined the National Trust this year - just being able to drop into the local historical pile for a coffee is an amazing feeling and at £11 per visit the membership fee pays for itself very quickly. We've seen some amazing places this year - I've not even yet been able to write about them all! But not yet seen Sissinghurst. Must make that a priority for next year!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-57537671884261794732014-11-13T13:57:01.707-05:002014-11-13T13:57:01.707-05:00You are such a "man about town" and the ...You are such a "man about town" and the world. Add it to the bucket list! Lucindavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-48744186160324238332014-11-13T13:56:07.382-05:002014-11-13T13:56:07.382-05:00Mike, pencil it in for a spring visit and send us ...Mike, pencil it in for a spring visit and send us photos!Lucindavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706865784070675588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-34636345001615979072014-11-13T03:09:37.256-05:002014-11-13T03:09:37.256-05:00Oh, Sissinghurst's a gem. Haven't been th...Oh, Sissinghurst's a gem. Haven't been there for far too long!Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324769459363868474.post-73992224710659727072014-11-12T14:44:15.179-05:002014-11-12T14:44:15.179-05:00I just read the book by her son "portrait of ...I just read the book by her son "portrait of a marriage" which was fascinating! This sounds like an interesting follow up for me, I'm off to order it now. I've never visited but feel if I keep studying it maybe I won't need to? kidding!!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.com