Made a visit to Haden Hill House today, the first in a while. I informed Rachael I was paying a visit, she busy with schools at present. With such a misty, damp and dull day, she wondered what the house would be like. However, by the time I had gone up there, the weather had brightened a little and the house was full of children on an educational visit. I took a walk around the grounds for a while before I left, the whole being full of buds and birds and the delicate first signs of new growth beginning. There are trees at Haden Hill so huge they look almost prehistoric. Anyway, the place was welcoming as in summer, the feel of family life apparent and the community involvement still alive.
While there, I spent time looking at the rooms and mirrors, I want to take some reflected drawings again. I think the staircase will be linked quite nicely to the mirror in the kitchen, the feel of servants and family linking both areas of the house.
