Packwood House, Solihull, England

Whilst in England, we've been spending a lot of time with Michelle's family, staying with her sister Jacqueline and brother-in-law Mark in Bromsgrove. Just around the corner is her Mum and Dad, and a few miles in the opposite direction is her brother Richard, his wife Nicola and her nephew and niece, Dylan and Christina. So, being this close, we see a lot of the family and have some good laughs and also loads of good food and tons of good wine!!!

We spent a nice day out at a 'National Trust' property just east of Birmingham, with Michelle's Mum and Dad. The 'National Trust of England' preserves old heritage properties all over the UK. Packwood House is originally a 16th century house much altered over the years, but still a really fine house with some great 16th century artifacts and furniture, and the gardens are famous for its 30 large and immaculately clipped yew trees which apparently take some maintenance. Pretty impressive. *Mush