Monday 10 August 2015

Poltimore House

Last month I revisited Poltimore House & Grounds, a derelict building on the outskirts of Exeter that is gradually being restored while fundraising happens. Poltimore House has changed hands a number of times, starting off as a school and becoming a hospital and psychiatric hospital in later years, but it's special to me because my Mum was born there (when it was a hospital, just to clarify...).

I love exploring old and abandoned buildings, the architecture and detail is breathtaking, there's so much more character than modern buildings and it makes me sad and happy to see them. I visited the house for the first time a couple of years ago, so it was great to see how the restoration is coming along. For £10m the house can be fully restored, so all I need to do now is win the big bucks on the euromillions and give them a hand, I can dream anyway. It's a gorgeous building and I really hope that one day it will be finished, it would be such a shame for such beautiful ceilings to go to waste.


To the side of the house is the old chapel, which has been restored to it's former glory, with a modern twist. I loved that the pathway was lined with hydrangeas, they're so beautiful and summery, the variations of colour are fantastic. Our main reason for visiting was to go to Crikey It's Vintage, sadly the weather had sent most of the traders home but there were still a few classic cars dotted around, I'm a sucker for old cars.


Sarah

Monday 3 August 2015

Monthly Review | July



Another month has flown by, Christmas things are creeping into shops and we're only just going into August. In July I...

Became an honorary aunt to Amy and Stu's baby, welcome to the world, Amelie;
Had a week off work and used it to spend time with family, including a visit to Hubbox in St Austell;
Saw hundreds more Jellyfish washed up on the beach, it was sad but they're so fascinating;
Celebrated Carly's promotion at work, I'm so proud of her;
Went to a vintage fair;
Got back into Body Pump and was a broken women for almost a week.

Sarah
xx