A page to share with
Bluebeard and Elizabeth who as well as inviting us to join them for
T day each Tuesday,
they are also hosing this months over at
Count your Blessings is the theme
and I count my blessings each time I return to my home after being away
or even out and about for a few hours.
It is my happy place, full of love, comfort and happy family memories.
It is my happy place, full of love, comfort and happy family memories.
The page is a mish mash of mop up colours and stamped images.
Some found relatives going home after an evening out.
The stamped words are....No one realises how beautiful it is to travel,
until he comes home and rests his head on his old familiar pillow.
For my drinks related part of the post you will guess... it is my usual brew of tea,
handy beside the computer as I gathered together a few more photos of our visit to Sizergh.
I showed you the house and gardens last week.[here]
Inside was awesome, especially if you like wood as I do.
A fabulous oak table. Made in the room as it would have been to large to get through the doors.
One of the bedrooms, the wood walling was spectacular.
The carving must have taken the craftsmen months to complete. There was much more to see but as it was so hot outside, folk were lingering longer indoors and it was difficult to get people free photos.
This tapestry was beautiful, no flash photography allowed so this was our best one, and I would have loved to sit in that comfy chair.
A chair to sit in in the corner of a bedroom, perhaps a medicinal glass of sherry,
but..... hemlock?
Thank you for calling in and however you spend the day
I hope it will be a good one for you.
such a lovely journal page Yvonne. And oh my, those wood furnishings are spectacular!! The craftmanship is amazing and I can just imagine seeing and touching in person. Thanks for sharing and happy T day!
ReplyDeleteI really love your journal page-and I enjoyed all the photos.
ReplyDeleteI was curious about the hemlock so looked it up-it is not considered a safe herb to use now
"it is used for breathing problems including bronchitis, whooping cough, and asthma; and for painful conditions including teething in children, swollen and painful joints, and cramps. Hemlock is also used for anxiety and mania."
Love your tea cup too very pretty Happy T Day Kathy
I am in love with your journal page. It is truly lovely. It was so different and unique and I agree that coming home is always a blessing. I love the colors, the composition, and the stamping. I even love the paper doll family. Thanks for sharing it with us at Art Journal Journey and for honoring my theme, too.
ReplyDeleteYour photos of the interior of Sizergh are wonderful. I guess you know how much I love wood, too. These carvings are incredible and they were certainly created by masters. I was especially taken by the doors and hall in the bedroom. Of course, the bed was amazing, too. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos with us as you sipped your tea for T this Tuesday, dear Yvonne.
I always find coming home a blessing too. Your mop-up page is gorgeous. I bet that family just came home after their trip to Paris. And I love seeing the inside of Sizergh. I love that heavy old furniture. The carving is fabulous and quite a work of art.Have a wonderful T Day Yvonne. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteGreat pages Yvonne, I love to go away but oh so love going home..xx
ReplyDeleteLove the journal pages, really beautiful. Thanks for sharing all the photos of Sizergh, too, it's a great place to visit, and the furniture is wonderful. But Hemlock? I wonder what they used it for? I wouldn't want it in my bedroom. And you are right, home is always the best place to come back to. Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful double page Yvonne, you are so right the Home really is a blessed place to return to each time we are away.
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing what was inside Sizergh so much nicer than me peeping through the window hee hee!! I'd like to think the Hemlock was used medicinally and not in the sinister way we tend to associate it with (Fingers crossed.)
Happy T Day Hugs Tracey xx
your journaling spread is just awesome!! like you, i also love my home, a blessing really. nice photos, thanks for sharing - and have a happy t-day!
ReplyDeleteI adore this wonderful journal spread Yvonne - this is utterly beautiful made! I am with you about beeing happy to come home!!! - My home is my castle is my mantra as well! So happy to see you linking to Dr.E.'s theme again! Such a wonderful entry! ♥♥♥ Thank you very much! And wow - this place is enchanting and really spectacular! I love all this masterly old furniture! Even though I am happy about living nowadays - I am always in awe of visiting and seeing places of the past! Thank you for taking us with you to Sizergh's interior decorations! And I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have a cup of tea with you!
ReplyDeleteHappy T-Day and happy AJJ!
Big hugs
Susi
And my first thought about this hemlock goot bottle was it could be Franzbranntwein? Rubbing Alcohol for the muscles of the knight after he returns from the battle....
DeleteOr it is an ancient sleeping draught!
Lol!
We consider hemlock to be a poison Susi, but it did have medicinal uses under supervision.
DeleteYvonne xx
I'm loving your pages! The layers of colour from the stamping looks amazing, and it looks like you are getting the full use of you hand back with all those lovely stamped images too ๐. I couldn't agree more, I enjoy coming home as much as being away ...lol ๐. It's nice to visit Sizergh with you whilst enjoying my cuppa at home too, such a beautiful place and now you have me wondering what the hemlock root was used for, isn't it poisoness. Sending you very happy T Day wishes! J ๐ x
ReplyDeleteI just replied to Susi Jo and yes I do think it a poison, but it was used by the lady of the house for medicinal uses.
DeleteYvonne xx
Lovely page and sentiment. The furniture at Sizergh is so beautiful, but I would hate to be the one that has to do all the dusting! :-D Happy T Day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful journal page, Yvonne! Also very nice musing about what home means to you. It made me think how fortunate we are to have one.
ReplyDeleteThen I tried to imagine what it would be like to live in the Sizergh mansion with all the wood to clean. No thank you - lol. I know they must have had servants to do that, but I treasure my privacy in my own home ;-) Hemlock - hmmm?
You caught the smallest change I made to chia girl - lightening the letters. What a sharp eye you have!
Happy T-Day! Hugs, Eileen
I love that bed and those walls and all that detail! Hemlock does (or did, anyway) have some medicinal uses. Scary, right?! Happy T Tuesday :)
ReplyDeleteYvonne that bed chamber reminded me of the movie Scrooge.. And i agree some of the best things about traveling have to do with coming home.. Happy T day! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful medieval house. The furniture is so well preserved. Thank you for sharing those photos.
ReplyDeleteHemlock, that is interesting. I always thought it was poison. I looked it up and I found :"Conium is sedative and antispasmodic", as well as:
"It has also, in the past at least, been used as a treatment for neuralgia and rheumatism".
I love your page about coming home. It is so true. I am always so glad to sleep in my own bed again and feel my own familiar things around me again. (Not to speak of our cat of course).
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
What a beautiful journal page, Yvonne. I love the script stamping in the background. Your paper dolls are the perfect addition.
ReplyDeleteI love that carving!So many gorgeous pieces in your pictures. A beautiful place to visit with some drool-worthy furniture.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
Lovely journal page, and shared blessings. I love beautiful wood too, and this is beautiful. Thanks you for this great post. Happy T Day!
ReplyDeleteI love this journal spread - love the colours and of course the Paris reference!
ReplyDeleteWe went to Sizergh last week and for the first time in ages decided to go around the house. There was an exhibition of letters written by and to Cecilia Strickland, who had most influence over how the gardens were laid out and changes to the house! She took Hemlock, having refused other treatment,to ease the pain in her legs! If you look carefully you can see that the chair in the bottom photo has wheels and she used to travel around the house gardens on the chair so she didn't have to stand too much. The mind boggles at how she propelled it! The furnishings are fabulous aren't they! Happy T day! Chrisx
great photos and love your journal page alot
ReplyDeleteOh Hemlock had it going on back in the day! It's all in the dosage whether it helps or hurts. I once read a fascinating book that presented a rather complete history of herbs, potions and poisons in the Middle Ages, solely by referencing them in Shakespeare's works. I love your journal spread, Yvonne. The Dutch in me loves windmills and those browns. LOVE! xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting. I love all the things you share and see your beautiful creation. Thank you for sharing with everyone. I know everything about you. It's great and it's great.
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