August through Instagram

Admiring the amazing views of Tintern Abbey | Pretty summer flowers fresh from the garden | Fish fan with Louella Odie | A unique pair of Ferragmo Verinas | Catching up with American Vogue | HomeSense haul | #tbt to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis auction | The ultimate Phryne Fisher fan tee | Finding the sparkle through footwear

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Tintern Abbey

I don't spend nearly enough time discovering the sights on my own doorstep, so when visitors from New Zealand were here over the weekend, we took them to see Tintern Abbey.

The Cistercian abbey of Tintern is one of the greatest monastic ruins of Wales, and in the reign of King Henry VIII, his Dissolution of Monestries ended monastic life. Its decay began.

The Abbey is a stunning place to visit and I couldn't resist having fun with my new iPhone! :)