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Celebrity baker in London, Peggy Porschen, has opened yet another pretty pink bakery shoppe at  219 Kings Road, Chelsea.   This is how the building used to look before the pretty renovation... This is the original Porschen bakery on Ebury St. in London. (Credit Google) Just love the gorgeous baked goods from this place!

The movie, Trust. was based on the 1973 kidnapping of sixteen year old, J.Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty Oil Trust.  Audley End House in England (above) was used as the residence of J.Paul Getty I. It's a tragic drama but one worth watching for the history and beautiful landscapes. The filming locations were in the United Kingdom and Italy (my favorite countries). .  Many of the England scenes were filmed at the Long Hall in Hatfield House.   Donald Sutherland and Brenden Frazier, star  Image by Macorig Above is a ruin in Tivoli near Rome where J.Paul Getty negotiated a "deal" with the kidnappers.  Below is town of Calabria where many scenes were filmed.                                                                   ...

To honor the pending nuptials between Harry and Meghan,  a collage of Windsor Castle photos of mine. See my other England posts here  land here Some additional photos: WE must have beautiful cake! I snapped this photo from the red arrow. 1999 Photo Dress faux-pas?   Jennifer Lopez wore similar gown in The Wedding Planner

It's worth a day trip from London to Leed's Castle with its lovely grounds and functioning interior--still enjoyed by the owner's family.                                                                                                Ciao's photos Charming grounds with ducks and beautiful cherry tree blossoms. I found this sweet article in Victoria Magazine featuring the Ladies of Leed's Castle. Thanks for viewing!

                                                                                                                                                       Victoria Mag Annie Sloan chalk paints may have taken the US by storm, but did you know she's also an artist, author and teacher?  Yes, she's a real person and along with her family, they've created a chalk paint empire directly from the UK.   Read about Annie Sloan's inspiring business ventures in  Victoria Magazine  and see the detailed article in  “Brush with Brilliance”  on page 101 of the  September 2016  i ss...

See the new British Airways Vertical Pier in Brighton here .

2016 Garter Day Service (Knighting ceremony) at Windsor Castle.  See full Daily Mail post here My Windsor Castle post  here

I've featured George Clooney's Lake Como villa in a previous post but now visit George and wife's British country estate near London...see it at  Lonny .