Author: aloysius-bear

Cornwall 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Last weekend, we finally took our postponed trip to Cornwall, where we stayed in The Whiteford Temple, another Landmark Trust property.

Cornwall 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Our main excursion for the weekend was to the Victorian mansion at Lanhydrock, with its very impressive gatehouse.

Cornwall 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The grounds were extensive and very pretty, but the rain kept us indoors most of the time.

Cornwall 6, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Somewhat more modern transportation was available to those who did not wish to get wet between the car park and the house.

Cornwall 5, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This carriage was probably the height of style and comfort at the time, but it doesn’t look too safe to me…

Cornwall 7, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. I made a rather more high-tech friend when we went to the cinema later in the day.

Cornwall 8, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. On our last day, we visited the Monkey Sanctuary in Looe. It was extremely difficult to find and turned out to be tucked away down several very narrow tracks. The monkeys were few and far between, as they are allowed a lot of space to roam about, but we…

Cornwall 9, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Then, the day after getting back from Cornwall, I accompanied my human to an overnight work conference. While she networked furiously, I enjoyed the comfort of the most comfortable bed in the world.

There was a gathering yesterday in Golders Green of several eminent ladies and gentlemen, for the purposes of partaking of elegant comestibles, and also for the recital of poetry and prose of the Victorian era. With kind permission, I here present a gallery of the attendees in all their finery.

Picnic 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.