I went to church at Wells Cathedral. It was sumptuous. You must bring your sense of humor with you, of course. Their boys' choir is on summer vacation (just like me!). They had a very good visiting boys' choir. FROM DALLAS. I picked up a yummy smoked salmon sandwich at the grocery and a salad and walked all the way to Boots because I knew they had the coldest Diet Cokes and had myself a very good Sunday lunch. And then I drove the 7 miles to Glastonbury. Glast...

Wells is the smallest cathedral city in England. It's not far from glamourous Bath. I'm not allowed to visit Bath anymore. I spent millions of dollars on Costume books. I was all that back-in-the-day, because I owned Janet Arnold and more.... Then I heard of Wells' Scissor Arch and I had to come. Medieval architecture bewilders me. But this is truly a miracle. The Cathedral was built in 1230(ish). It began to fall down in 1330(ish). An architect who held no deg...

Friday I went tearing across the south of England, so get to Wells in time for a concert in the Cathedral. I had decided to Not Go to Stonehenge. I was going to go to Glastonbury Tor. Stonehenge isn't on my trusty Michelin map, so who cares. Both Ashley-by-the-Sea and Normandy Lisa had said, "Oh. I drove by Stonehenge once. It's exactly like the pictures, except with tourists everywhere." And suddenly there it was. What they said. I slowed down to take the sho...

Their was no sweet sorrow in leaving Sissinghurst. It was rotten. But I packed early, gave a round of kisses, and headed west. I was determined to make an Early Music concert in Wells on Friday night. I made for Tenterden, Kent first. It's a darling market town--shops-inns-banks-post office--all the fixings. But I had one goal. Something I had been planning since the dark of winter. I wanted to ride on an old steam train. Tenterden is an end station to the Ken...

Sissinghurst's White Garden blooms in full just once a year. It is filled with old roses who give all early and do not rebloom in the season. It is filled with a myriad of other gorgeous white blooms, but the rose week it is magnificent. It bloomed the week I was there. I told you I am a lucky girl. There is no short way to describe Sissinghurst. It was a farm/ruin when Vita and Harold bought it (from my B&B host's great-uncle). They created a home/garden, ...