Polo at Cowdray

Here's a few shots from our recent visit to Midhurst (actually it was the same day we went to Petworth House). We wanted to catch a spot of polo because we knew it was played here at Cowdray Park, from the last time we dropped by, last summer.

Well, the tournament was in full swing by the time we got close, and we watched a few chukkas from the rear (ie. free) stand behind the cars parked around the field. We were very excited to discover that Australia's top player, Jack "Ruki" Baillieu, was in action in the match we watched. However, the real star of the show without a doubt was the commentator - didn't catch his name, but try and imagine a 'half-tanked' Henry Blofeld (if you know him - the English cricket commentator) and you'll get the idea.


Here's Lucy at Cowdray - we took a shot from this same spot last summer


Cowdray through the trees


Here's the polo... it's £10 to drive your car right up to side of the field (not bad for the sport of kings), but we walked round the back and ended up standing in the plebs area.


Ruki Baillieu is the "white daisy" in the blue cap (we think).



The camerawork is not great, but have a listen to the commentary - champion stuff.

Frosty the Snowman

Whilst we're doing this video thing... here's one we shot the day it was snowing. You might recall we made a snowman who ended up losing his carrot nose! Take a look to find out why....

Ham House

Video time again! For Nana's second adventure, we tried a spot of shopping at Kingston-on-Thames (a favourite retail spot for the Keezee girls) followed by a visit to nearby Ham House - you guessed it - another National Trust property. Our trusty camera was still getting over the battery-ing it took at Hatchlands, so we took the video instead.

Aside from the time it takes to copy, edit and upload videos, they seem to look OK, so we might try it again soon - keep your eye out for more. In the meantime, please enjoy the majesty that is, Ham House...... the house of Ham!

Petworth House

Its amazing how much better everything looks when the sun's out. The weekend before last was sunny and warm, so we made the most of it and got out and about. These photos are from a nice old place call Petworth House, which is a National Trust property in Sussex.

We only ended up seeing the house itself from a distance, as our trusty GPS navigator (which we call Jane or Ken, depending upon the voice) guided us straight past the front gates and around to the back of the property. Perhaps that was a good thing, because there was plenty of parking round the back and we wandered through the gate without seeing a turnstile - you usually have to pay at these places. Not too worry - we felt like a walk, and it was a lovely stroll around the lake.






That's Petworth House you can see in the background in the above shots - quite a nice place by the looks - plenty of room for the whole family.







Thumbs up for Lucy's latest trick.






No need for any other witty comments. The pictures speak for themselves we think.