at Upwey

i was going to do Tiny Tuesday but failed miserably.

so i returned to granddad's photos and found a record of a 'tiny' family mistake.  i don't know the full story, but apparently my aunt put her hand up at just the wrong moment at a local auction and bought Upwey Manor.
when i asked my father about it in the 80s he just shook his head and didn't want to discuss it.  i feel that he may have been the one who had to sort it all out at a very tender age.  he can only have been in his teens at the time.

this is my granny Kate, with her ubiquitous glass of whisky and a cigarette - usually in a long ebony holder - enjoying the sun at Upwey Manor with one of her many dogs.