Basildon Park

I got up late this morning and pottered before setting off to Basildon Park which is near Pangbourne in Berkshire.  

It was a beautiful day and part of the journey took me along the river Thames some way, but there was nowhere to stop and admire the view....

I was glad to get out of the house for a couple of hours away from thoughts of that place where I have to work :(   

Basildon Park, although a bit of a drive, lies in lovely grounds and I met some interesting people to chat to, including an artist painting, sitting under a tree in a wild part of the garden :)  I have put a photo of what she was painting in my extras today...  Also a shot of a calf feeding (though that was a distance away and my lens didn't quite do it justice) ..the ahhhh factor!

The rest of my pictures are in flickr and on Facebook..

I did some of the tour of the inside of Basildon Park too, but still have to sort those pictures...  Amongst the most interesting was the recently restored 1950's KItchen :)  There were cupboards which were much the same as though in my Grandparents House at Battersea, London when I was a child and it was fascinating to see (the fact I couldn't sit on any of the chairs stopped me from staying longer there to drink it in and take myself back....)

Tonight I'm off out to do a half shift at Street Pastors (probably 10pm til 2am or so), so must rest now as my knee is sore again, though I took time to sit on seats as I walked round etc.

Happy Saturday folks :)




This week I tried to reduce my hours, but as I've previously thought, it was refused....and I was told I was to get back to my 30 hours next week basically (it seems as though they were saying 'or else' I will lose my job!)  I am being pulled up on every little thing now, and I really can't wait for them to get rid of me...I've had more than enough but can't afford to just leave without some sort of payout!!!!!