It was something of a perplexity to see this on the lawn
Inside the house there were Land Girls and ARP wardens and Home Guards and soldiers and ladies in scarfs and pinnies. The Builder said it was like being a little boy again - there were women there who looked just liked his grandma did when he was small!
Had we time shifted? Were we back in the 1940s? No! The 1940s had come to visit us!!
The Bishops' House events people had arranged for a group of WWII enactors to come and play for the day. We were fortunate that the weather was kind - and so we had loads of visitors. In the morning we had over 80 visitors (as against the regular 10 if we're lucky on an average Saturday morning). And lots of the visitors came ready to enter the spirit of the day. Little boys came dressed in 1940s style shorts and jumpers. Grown ups came dressed in 1940s style clothes (including some "proper" stockings with the seam up the back!!). One of the events organisers had baked ginger biscuit bombs which were bought with enthusiasm by the visitors. The Hall in the house was filled with stalls selling things or demonstrating things. It was lots of fun.
And fortunately the bloke with the bomb didn't blow us all up!!
They're doing the Civil War on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. I've volunteered us to be there that Saturday morning too :-)
It was another absolutely glorious day on Sunday as well. We had thought we might go out and start doing some tidying and weeding in the garden. But instead we went for a lovely walk around the Nature Trail in the beautiful sunshine and remarkably mild temperatures. We haven't been round for ages - and there have been a few small changes. You can see the pictures of the walk here
It really was a lovely weekend weather-wise. A proper taste of spring. But this morning we were enveloped in misty fogginess. Although they are promising us sunshine this afternoon
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