Through the garden gate...

........You will find roses round the door and a warm welcome in this jewel of a village where we live.

Being the garden of England, in this wonderous county of Kent there are of course oast Houses and beautiful old, old houses oozing with history and character.

Many date back to the Tudor and Elizabethan period and as we are very near the childhood home of Anne Bolyn,you can bet your bottom penny piece that Henry VIII'th himself came riding through this way on a regular basis, but that's another story!

Two lovely ladies opened their doors last week ~ first Mrs. B who lives here, hosted a sunny open house.

There were cakes

Yum, the Hummingbird Bakery recipe cup cakes......... lets say no more about those!

The roses are so magnificent at this time of year, the scent hangs warm on breeze luring me outside to see

Then off to see my lovely art teacher Virg, also in the village

she lives here


Virg is taking part in the Open Studio event.

I gasp as I enter as the venue for our art classes has been transformed into a gallery



It looks so brilliant!

There are lovely post cards of her work and gorgeous original painted cards

this would look nice back at The Lane

Hmm, or maybe this?

I love this!

Oh but then who could resist these girls?

Bluebells, heavenly

What about this?

such a happy, vibrant exhibition

loved it all

you can find out more about Virginia's work here

oh and yes,

I couldn't resist and something did make it home with me

golden days!

enjoy the sunshine,

Sarah

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