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bagpuss1966 and welshdreamer. We try to get together every year, but thanks to the demands of Life it has been rather more like 18 months since our last meet - that time we went to the Gower, this time we went in the opposite direction and met up in Bath. After a chilly start, it turned out to be the perfect spring day - bright, warm and sunny - and we spent the bulk of it at the American Museum in Britain, which is housed at the gorgeous Claverton Manor.
The view from the house and grounds is absolutely stunning
And the displays were really interesting, like this covered wagon rather incongruously nestled against the front wall of the house
To say nothing of the carefully recreated period rooms
Our main reason for visiting the museum was the Textile Room, featuring a large collection of American quilts - of especial interest to Gaynor, who is a quilter herself. I have to say, though, that my personal favourite was the large box of dressing up clothes! We had tremendous fun pretending to be pilgrims boarding the Mayflower...
(here we have Janet and Gaynor and then me and Gaynor)
After spending a few hours at the museum, we still had a bit of time before we needed to be making tracks, so went for a wander around Bath. We paid a flying visit to the Pump Rooms for a quick peek at the Roman Baths
And also stopped off at Bath Abbey, which is absolutely stunning
View along the River Avon at the weir
And a bridge whose name I forget, with shops running along its entire length
All in all, we had a brilliant day out and it was great to see each other again!
bagpuss1966 and welshdreamer. We try to get together every year, but thanks to the demands of Life it has been rather more like 18 months since our last meet - that time we went to the Gower, this time we went in the opposite direction and met up in Bath. After a chilly start, it turned out to be the perfect spring day - bright, warm and sunny - and we spent the bulk of it at the American Museum in Britain, which is housed at the gorgeous Claverton Manor. The view from the house and grounds is absolutely stunning
And the displays were really interesting, like this covered wagon rather incongruously nestled against the front wall of the house
To say nothing of the carefully recreated period rooms
Our main reason for visiting the museum was the Textile Room, featuring a large collection of American quilts - of especial interest to Gaynor, who is a quilter herself. I have to say, though, that my personal favourite was the large box of dressing up clothes! We had tremendous fun pretending to be pilgrims boarding the Mayflower...
(here we have Janet and Gaynor and then me and Gaynor)
After spending a few hours at the museum, we still had a bit of time before we needed to be making tracks, so went for a wander around Bath. We paid a flying visit to the Pump Rooms for a quick peek at the Roman Baths
And also stopped off at Bath Abbey, which is absolutely stunning
View along the River Avon at the weir
And a bridge whose name I forget, with shops running along its entire length
All in all, we had a brilliant day out and it was great to see each other again!
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Date: 2011-03-20 09:14 pm (UTC)eta - I mean, there's even a Jane Austen museum there...
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Date: 2011-03-20 10:34 am (UTC)I had a wonderful day with you and Gaynor - thanks so much for coming to my neck of the woods. Cardiff Castle/Cathedral next. xx
Oh, and galathea_snb - if you ever come back to the UK I can heartily recommend Bath - it's a fantastic city. I'm so lucky to live so close. :)
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Date: 2011-03-20 09:12 pm (UTC)Chris (galathea_snb) is coming to stay with me again this summer, as it goes - we've not settled our itinerary for the week yet, so maybe we should see if we can squeeze Bath in!
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Date: 2011-03-20 11:30 am (UTC)I had a fab day out, really enjoyed all especially the quilts etc. My one regret is not purchasing the knitted vegetables book from the shop! ;) LOL
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Date: 2011-03-20 01:05 pm (UTC)I'm still hoping for a globe artichoke!! ;)
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Date: 2011-03-20 01:08 pm (UTC)Or how about knitting a praying mantis!!
Honestly, I had no idea there were so many possibilities! xx
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Date: 2011-03-20 11:57 am (UTC)Rachel
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Date: 2011-03-20 01:06 pm (UTC)Carol
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Date: 2011-03-20 01:08 pm (UTC)It's years since I visited the American Museum, I took the children a couple of times, they loved the teepee and the brownies in the cafe! I remember the quilts though and they had a room with lovely simple Shaker furniture - now highly fashionable, of course!
Thanks for sharing your day out.
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Date: 2011-03-20 07:04 pm (UTC)LOL, at spotting
The lunch was memorable, and some day I will be back to see the Roman Baths, and good friends!
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Date: 2011-03-21 01:43 pm (UTC)The quilts were fab - the way they are displayed means you can get up really close and examine them in detail, which even a non-quilter like me found really interesting!
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