Sissinghurst

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Yesterday we made a picnic and packed the car and the three of us headed off for Sissinghurst.  We got about half way and the heavens opened. Torrential rain where the wipers could hardly cope.

Once we turned around it started to hail. June and we have a hailstorm.

So today we got ready, another picnic and off we went.

Today the weather was much better. Mostly sunny but a few ominous looking clouds passed by.

The car parks were pretty full and whilst Claire went into the gardens Reggie and I went around the periphery

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