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That kitchen is wonderful with the big window. It doesn't surprise me that the cook wouldn't have spoken much with Lord Lothian. It would have been the lady of the house who spoke with the cook, or the lady would speak with the housekeeper, who would then speak with the cook. I'm with you, though, I'd like to have a bit more input into my meals!
Interesting fact about people hiding their antiques before Queen Mary came to visit!
It really is funny. Queen Mary was notorious! If she saw something she liked, she'd praise it in such a way that the hosts had to offer it to her. She increased several of her collections in this way. People came to know what items she was likely to want (miniatures, needlework) and hid them for her visits.
Quite the kitchen! Glad they had a window. And that is funny about Queen Mary!
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It really is funny. Queen Mary was notorious! If she saw something she liked, she'd praise it in such a way that the hosts had to offer it to her. She increased several of her collections in this way. People came to know what items she was likely to want (miniatures, needlework) and hid them for her visits.
Wow - how come I didn't know any of this before going to Blickling Hall especially considering I do pride myself on knowing a fair bit about Royalty - obviously not in her case.
Blickling Hall is lovely at all levels and quite impressive. I can only imagine how interesting see the nobles and their servants living out their lives would have been.
Saturday 19 April – part seven: hunting for Easter eggs…
I went to have a look at the nearby church…
Then I got some photos of this guys “parked” at the neighbouring pub…
And then our taxi was with us! It seemed a lot quicker to get back to the station, but then again, isn’t that always the way when you know when you’re going?
He dropped us off at the station, and we had a quick look in the shop, but it was a very quick look, as there were lots of screaming kids in there. Instead, we headed out to the platform…
… and quickly found a seat in the front carriage. Oh my goodness, we ended up with a big group behind us, and honestly the conversation the two women were having. My favourite was “so when are going to try for baby number two?” The obvious new mum, who had the baby with her, said “well we’re still getting used to this one, but we definitely want another one.” Oh my – too much information! Even worse, they then started getting into a discussion about how you couldn’t have an only child. As an only child myself, I can tell you you can. Honestly, you find me an only child who really regrets being an only child – every single one I’ve ever met doesn’t and we were very happy with our childhood.
Anyway…. The scenery on the way back was very nice. I saw a few more cows than on the way over, but sadly they didn’t get the memo that I was passing by and they were lurking behind trees – meanies!
I was trying to photograph the shadow of the engine here… Bunny rabbits!
When it came to the point where the two trains crossover, Mark put his camera out of the window and got some very neat shots.
We got back to Wroxham around 4:15pm, and this time we found the right way out of the station. No more walking in the road for us!
We had a look in Roy’s supermarket, but Roy had no newspapers or Easter eggs. Ok, so it was now late on Easter Saturday, but in my defence, I ordered Easter eggs in our weekly Tesco order and the ones we wanted didn’t show up. The ones we got, I didn’t want, so I sent them back, so now we had no Easter eggs for tomorrow…
We had a look in the newsagents, where at least we got a newspaper, but no Easter eggs, and it was the same story in a third store. Ok, so I guess we know where we stand now!
When we got back to the boat, we got some photos with the tripod….
… and without…
We even pulled the canopy back for a little while, until it became a bit too cold for us, anyway!
We spent the next couple of hours relaxing, and for me, catching up with trip report writing…
During that time, we saw people hand feeding swans, which we both thought was a dangerous occupation! I don’t know, maybe they do it all the time? We certainly didn’t see them come to any harm…
We also had a close encounter of our own with a swan…
You order Easter eggs? What are they like? Like hard boiled colored eggs or plastic eggs? I love the pictures with the swans and of the train. Don't you just love it when people talk so much and so loud you learn about their lives even when you don't want to?
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especially considering I do pride myself on knowing a fair bit about Royalty - obviously not in her case. 
Holly: 
It seemed a lot quicker to get back to the station, but then again, isn’t that always the way when you know when you’re going? 
Instead, we headed out to the platform…
My favourite was “so when are going to try for baby number two?” The obvious new mum, who had the baby with her, said “well we’re still getting used to this one, but we definitely want another one.” Oh my – too much information! 
Sorry there were no Easter eggs! 
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