Comments on: Making the most of meeting up https://www.domestic-executive.com/domestic-executive-snapshots/making-the-most-of-meeting-up/ Living life in the slow lane since 2006 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Paola Brett https://www.domestic-executive.com/domestic-executive-snapshots/making-the-most-of-meeting-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:36:08 +0000 http://www.domestic-executive.com/?p=6019#comment-1748 Wow, it’s been well over a decade since I visited Chatsworth, but what wonderful memories – one of my favourite grand Houses. I seem to remember having the expectation that Mr Darcy would walk out of the lake any minute!! Makes me miss the UK… love these grand, old estates and mansions… not so many of them around NZ!
Great idea to combine meeting up with friends and doing something as lovely as that, duly noted and will be replicated when I return to the UK next year to catch up with everyone!
Ruta M’s experience is a rather special memory, how fortunate!

]]> By: Sarah https://www.domestic-executive.com/domestic-executive-snapshots/making-the-most-of-meeting-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:38:10 +0000 http://www.domestic-executive.com/?p=6019#comment-1746 Oh, I love the film ‘The Duchess’ (2008) and I’ve just enjoyed browsing the Chatsworth house website. Your photographs really sum it up beautifully and I must add that to my ‘must see’ list next time we’re in the UK. Dan’s folks don’t live too far away, but I rather fancy booking one of the holiday cottages with my folks for a week – they have a lovely selection.

I loved reading about Ruta’s experience staying as guests to the Duke and Duchess when she was 16. How wonderful!

]]> By: Ruta M https://www.domestic-executive.com/domestic-executive-snapshots/making-the-most-of-meeting-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:16:05 +0000 http://www.domestic-executive.com/?p=6019#comment-1742 PS How come it’s Saturday or have I been sleeping at the PC ?

Hi Ruta, it’s because the settings on the blog are set to New Zealand time! JT

]]> By: Ruta M https://www.domestic-executive.com/domestic-executive-snapshots/making-the-most-of-meeting-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:14:34 +0000 http://www.domestic-executive.com/?p=6019#comment-1741 That’s brought back some memories. When I was 16 my mother and I spent a long weekend at Chatsworh as guests of the then Duke and Duchess so that my mother could give their daughter Sophie some art tuition. They were really welcoming and it was an amazing experience. Sophie took me out for a ride around the estate and I rode her newest horse while she rode her old pony. I still have some black and white photos I took then including a good shot of a swan coming at me full pelt down the fountain pond. (I had to make a rapid retreat.)

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