Jane Austins House.
While I am here in Winchester I really wanted to visit Jane Austins House. It is in Chawton, Hampshire not too far for a morning out. I spent a pleasant half hour driving on quiet roads and beautiful countryside to get there and Oh,what a treat!! First a walk around the garden, we are having beautiful sunny weather with temperatures around 23C so I sat awhile as Jane would have done and admired the flowers. I found this lovely lady all colour co ordinated with the border as she picked out the weeds. She told me that all the plants are left to self seed to give this joyous array. I was intriged by the Dye Plant Garden and the fact that they Jane and her sister dyed there linens to give them a longer life. What a pretty house it is.... This is the kitchen, it smelled of Lavender and Herbs... I made a lavender bag and wrote with a quill... Here is the table where Jane did her writing using the light from the window.. also in the parlour is a dining table wi