In the meantime I am hugging you all!
Our next stop was Rye a small English town by the coast in East Sussex. In the centre, cobbled lanes like Mermaid Street are lined with medieval, half-timbered houses. Mermaid Street is most famous where the Mermaid Inn is located which was used by smugglers. The historic houses date back from 15th century – many are 500 and 600 years old. You find also a Castle and the Ypres Tower.
Many of the old houses in the centre have lovely names above the door:
The house with two doors
The house with the seat
The house oppsite
Every house is made up beautifully with flowers in the front. I can imagine they are rather quirky inside.
Outer beauty is what the eyes can see,
inner beauty can only be seen through the heart.
~ Cagla Bicer ~
The Waterlily house is open again, hurray, of course with limited amount of people going in at a time.
Some close ups:
The Rose Garden was amazing, all roses blooming and giving their wonderful scent to us.
I found some beautiful coloured flowers, which I thought need a bit of ironing…only joking 🙂 The crumbly look made them even more special, they were rather delicate in both colours.
A special playful large scale bench waited for us to simply sit, relax and smell the planted circle of rock roses in the middle and enjoy nature.
New growth coming form every tree, and plant. I always love to see growth.
Every time I visit I find different plants, flowers and enjoy nature more than ever. It pushes happiness button every time and makes me grateful to live in such a wonderful world.
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our head.
We went along to Bateman's, which was Rudyard Kipling's house for 34 years and were he died in 1936. It is a 17th century house, beautiful with vast land around as Rudyard Kipling bought more land during his time there. Rudyard Kipling's most famous fiction is the Jungle book. Rudyard Kipling was the most famous author in England,and was earning £5,000 per year; the cost of Bateman's, £9,300, was thus entirely affordable. ( A secretary earned around £80 a year). He wrote many stories in this house, his American wife made sure he would not be disturbed uncessessay.
Outer beauty is what the eyes can see,
inner beauty can only be seen through the heart.
~ Cagla Bicer ~
His rather large blue Rolls Royce from the 1920’s was displayed in the garage. He loved that car. It was behind glass and the picture did not come out.
It is important that you declutter your home as we all know we keep too much.
Make space for the important things in your life.
Make space for things you really love and give you joy in life.
Decluttering emotionally is equally important.
Have enough space for the really important feelings and beliefs.
Why not have a go today to get rid of negative beliefs,
negative thoughts and emotions.
Start fresh every day with positive thoughts and beliefs.
♥Have a wonderfully, positive day! ♥
Next we went to see Scotney Castle with its vast garden and old Castle.
The old Castle is very picturesque, featuring the ruins of a medieval moated manor house – it is on an island on a small lake. The lake is surrounded by sloping gardens with a wonderful collection of Rhodoendrons, Azaleas, Wisterias and Roses.
I have never seen so many blooming Rhododendrons together, it was the perfect time to visit.
There is nothing quite like the pleasure you get from plants and flowers, they certainly cheer you up. ~Charmain Hussey~
“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”
― Franz Kafka
They’re called the golden years for a reason. Getting older has its perks. For one, you’re good at using what you’ve learned. This is called crystalized intelligence, and it keeps getting better, even when you’re 65 or 70.
Today, 9th June, I am celebrating
9 years with you, my friends online.
This is me, 9 years old.
You have given me a wonderful time, smiles, happiness, joy, information, inspiration, thoughts, and love.
I am grateful and I value everyone of you deeply.
Thank you for being with me for all this time and
Cheers to many more !
I was walking through a forest with trees fallen down.
Yet still more growth comes through the trunk which lies on the forest ground.
It reminded me that
Nature never gives up.
Every day is a new beginning.
Take a deep breath, smile
and start again.
If you don't give up on something you truly believe in, you will find a way. Roy T. Bennett
You should never give up. No matter how hard the situation is, always believe that something beautiful is going to happen.
If you are in a situation like that at the moment,
please know that you are not alone and you are precious and loved.
My best wishes for you
and may the rise for you soon again.
♥♥♥ Sending hugs and comfort to you ♥♥♥
After a cold May with rain, hail, storms and the odd ray of sunshine
the weather realises that is is nearly June and needs to be warmer.
For the last 2 days it has been warmer and
flowers, bushes all really start to bloom.
I love it.
Lilac is in full bloom and smelling amazing.
These are my amazing finds during a walk in a park.
Can you smell that amazing Lilac?
The earth laughs in flowers
to quote Ralph Waldo Emerson
