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for my burpday

lovely lady Lucy took me to Penshurst place and gardens

which i have been keen to visit for a while, having ridden past fast once and going 'wow'

privately owned (same family for centuries) but open to the pubic to help with the bills

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Louise de Querouailles

Duchess of Portsmouth, after Lely

was not classically beautiful

and tried to distract with a display of antique chest

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sir Sidney's funeral helm

from his state funeral in 1586 AD

the porcupine is the Sidney family crest

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more porcupine

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topiary guinea pig?

or, spikeless porcupine?

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after a roasting at Penshurst, withdrew for lunch at 'the bottle house'

Penshurst village is most charming

as was my companion for the day (life)

happy birthday, me

and now off out to another mystery birthday occasion…ooo

Perous Secret Diary - Keep Out: May 09, 2024