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After another busy week at school we were keen to get out and about last Saturday. We recently recieved our shiny new National Trust cards in the post having joined at the end of the summer so figured we would make use of them and had a look at nearby locations. We settled on Osterley Park and House and set off around midday. With our cards we had access to the park, house and gardens. The house was renovated extensively by the famous architect Robert Adam who we found out had also worked on Harewood in Leeds where we used to be members.

The house is fairly complete inside with all of the original furniture designed for the house, still intact. The cafe is also worth a visit based inside the stables and the gardens are also nice with a good selection of flowers, fruit and veg in the beds. The weather stayed nice all day even treating us to a bit of sunshine late in the afternoon. All in all a nice day out!

Congratulations to my sister Lorna and her new husband Stuy on their wedding in Scarborough yesterday. We all had a great day and hope you did too.

Having bought Audrey a ticket for Christmas, we had booked to visit Harry Potter world today! It's been 4 years since we last went, and it has changed quite a bit since - and for the better! Besides the usual displays of stage sets and accessories, there was the 'Forbidden Forest' - the huge trees, complete with giant arachnids, that you could walk around - and, the best thing of all... the Hogwart's Express in all it's glory!

You could even walk on it, seeing the compartments where the students travelled, with lots of different accessories from different films.

We spent all afternoon there, taking it all in and admiring the sheer artistry on display. A highly recommended activity!