y ... and ▁steps ▁led ▁down ▁into ▁the ▁garden ▁where ▁“ N ero ” ▁the ▁large ▁great ▁d ane ▁lived , ▁also ▁numerous ▁f anta iled ▁p ige ons . ▁Al ong ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁garden ▁was ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁green h ouses ▁with ▁temper atures ▁from ▁medium ▁to ▁warm . ▁Gran nie ▁used ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁t ending ▁to ▁her ▁h oth ouse ▁flowers ▁- ▁we ▁children ▁often ▁got ▁into ▁trouble ▁when ▁Thomas ▁- ▁the ▁gard ener ▁coach man ▁- ▁reported ▁doors ▁left ▁open . ▁A ▁large ▁we eping ▁will ow ▁with ▁wooden ▁seat ▁around ▁the ▁tr unk ▁grew ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁la wn ▁and ▁here ▁we ▁used ▁to ▁have ▁st raw berry ▁fe asts ▁in ▁season ." ▁▁▁ ▁" Conne cted ▁with ▁the ▁principal ▁bed rooms ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁were ▁semi - circ ular ▁tur rets ▁ending ▁in ▁pe aks ▁in ▁the ▁roof ▁- ▁like ▁a ▁Scottish ▁castle ▁- ▁these ▁were ▁really ▁W . C . s ▁reached ▁from ▁the ▁bed rooms ." ▁Ste ps ▁from ▁the ▁hall ▁led ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁kitchen ▁qu arters ▁that ▁seemed ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁forever . ▁▁ ▁" The ▁kitchen ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁one , ▁two ▁store ys ▁high , ▁nearby ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁store ▁room ▁which ▁generally ▁had ▁h ams , ▁pl um ▁p ud d ings ▁and ▁such ▁like ▁h anging ▁from ▁hook s ▁in ▁the ▁ce iling ." ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁Church ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Mac ad am ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member