HOME SWEET HOME...

Home now, after a wonderful week exploring northern and central Portugal.  A week away with my husband......discovering Portugal's hidden gems, in the form of beautiful historical towns and villages, stunning architecture, mountains and valleys.....along with their overwhelmingly kind and welcoming hospitality and delicious food and wines.  It has been a truly fascinating 

and lovely week, which I plan to share with you over the coming week, when I have had a chance to sort through my abundance of photographs!

Photos: Sophia Home

 As much as it is always such a wonderful treat to travel.....there is nothing quite like coming back to the sanctuary of home....to be surrounded by your own comforts....especially to come back to 

ones own bed.....

Especially exciting was to see how in just one week, the garden had romped ahead!  The hedges and trees that we planted not so long ago, have grown immeasurably, due to the combination of a little sun and heavy rain that England had in our absence.  Thanks to the attentiveness of our wonderful 'green fingered' house sitter Anna, my greenhouse had been very well cared for.....with vegetable seedlings now three times the size in just a few days, and ready to 

plant out in the Kitchen Garden.  

Lilly of the Valley which I have underplanted beneath the plum trees has been very late this year, but I was thrilled to see this delicate, pretty and favourite flower of mine in full bloom now.  Picked and now smelling gorgeous 

next to my bed.......

Home Sweet Home!

Wishing you all a very happy weekend.....

Sophia xx