Excellent work on the trees 453. Really nice.
Seeing that excellent greenhouse has brought back to me a quite amazing co-incidence.
In the 1990's I did a refurbishment to a very similar structure at The Duke of Westminster's pile, which is but a couple of miles from where I live. His was called 'Camelia Walk' and had these plants from all over the world in it. Like you, I had a great time. It was the time of the 'Troubles' over in Ireland and I was working in 'The Walk' when Lady Westminster came in to see how things were going. She had her two children with her and was on the Walkie Talkie all the time telling security where she was.
I was nearly shot there too. I wore a boiler suit whilst working there due to the wasps in the place. During my dinner break and forgetting about the tight security, I foolishly went for a quick stroll in the estate woods. A 'gentleman' armed to the teeth, quickly escorted me back to whence I came. "You're very lucky sunshine, I was about to shoot when I recognized you." An hour later a helicopter arrived. I found out later it was our Prime Minister there for a top meeting. I think it was John Major.
Sorry to off on a tangent, but what a coincidence, eh?
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