I am using the ‘Threshold’ challenge to show two thresholds of the historic Crowhurst Manor in Kloof, Durban, seen last week on the occasion of a ‘Flowers in the Home’ (there was also food and fashion) organised by Durban Floral Art Club. 
While at it, though, wouldn’t it be a shame not to take you over that threshold …
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Stunning house but not wild for the flowers – prefer my arrangements less contrived 🙂
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Wow! A nice place to visit . . . but I wouldn’t want to live there. Thanks for the share!
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Given the staff of Downton Abbey, I think I could cope with that as my little home!
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I like the exterior more than the interior. Although I’ve always thought a staircase such as this one to be so romantic. I have an image of years gone by when women dressed in beautiful gowns abd glided down towards the hand of their man 🙂
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The ‘Gone With The Wind’ syndrome! We nearly bought a fairly unsuitable house once, just because we fell in love with a similarly romantic staircase!
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Oh yes, I agree! Overdone – waaay overdone inside! Spoils the whole thing.
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Of course, all the floral arrangements are only temporary. As for the rest, I think they are rather fun.
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A splendid house, Col, and one which I would hate to have to clean. Lovely St Josephs Lilies. I have a pot of them on my dining table, and the whole house smells of them. It’s a bit overpowering.
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They’d have to work really hard at it to overpower that house – it is quite a size! Have you seen it?
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Nice house, but I am not a fan of cut flowers so found them overwhelming and far too elaborate for the setting.
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In that show, such comment would be taken as blasphemy and you would be pursued with pruning shears and deadly intent.
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I know. I hope you won’t give them my address! 😥
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I won’t, unless you could use the exercise! 😀
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Wow! And even in the bath.
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They would have to move if one wanted to do the splish-splash thing, I imagine.
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Nice, but I see a lot of dusting . . . and not nice flat surfaces either.
Still, nice to look at. Thanks.
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Skivvies aplenty to attend to that, of course, and flat surfaces would get cluttered. Tut, tut.
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Thanks for the gorgeous tour!
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It was extra colourful that day!
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Wow..either one or both would suit me well for a weekend retreat
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Two thresholds; one house. And it does take guests, so if you could get here (and afford it) you could retreat happily.
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I did realise that it was one house..very snazzie
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It is large, indeed, with various wings and things.
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Really beautiful house. Love the paintings.
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They are certainly spectacular, although for one little J observed with severe disapproval, ‘She’s touching her privates!’
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The house looks so beautiful inside.
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It really is impressive!
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