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Karen Spencer The Countess Spencer
Chatelaine of Althorp House
Home of the Spencer Family

I’ve been doing a lot of travelling in the last month and have spent a lot of time in busy cities. Not my happy place! D...
05/10/2026

I’ve been doing a lot of travelling in the last month and have spent a lot of time in busy cities. Not my happy place! During this time a girlfriend of mine who is staying with me for a few months has been sending me pics from home. This is one she sent of a beautiful sunset. Every time she sent an image it lowered my heart rate and made my shoulders relax a little. So I now understand a bit better so many of the lovely comments I have received in over the years about how much my sharing pics of this gorgeous little corner of the Northamptonshire countryside brings joy.

How wonderful that beautiful scenes of nature are soothing, even if only experienced second hand through photography. ♥️

Lucky coming in to say hello… ♥️These crazy sheep are always up to something. Sadly I have had to lock them in a paddock...
26/08/2026

Lucky coming in to say hello… ♥️

These crazy sheep are always up to something. Sadly I have had to lock them in a paddock because they are, according to the vet, obese. I’m not sure why, all they eat is grass, but too much of it apparently. I am constantly being chastised by the vet and so they are regularly put on a diet, which they really don’t enjoy. But they regularly break out of the paddock somehow and I find them like I did tonight, enjoying some freedom!

They are so cute. And always wanting a cuddle! ♥️

16/08/2026

Phoebe enjoying the morning sunshine.

Thank goodness it appears the extreme heat has broken for now…. Whew! All the gardens are very crispy😬

Phoebe and Ella making the most of the shade this toasty summer afternoon. ♥️
12/08/2026

Phoebe and Ella making the most of the shade this toasty summer afternoon. ♥️

Happily, the previous owners had left the land that the house sits in wild and chemical-free for the last 10 years — jus...
11/08/2026

Happily, the previous owners had left the land that the house sits in wild and chemical-free for the last 10 years — just mowing paths through it for walking, as you can see! — and so the wildlife is incredibly abundant.

When you drive through the gate on the way to the house, you almost always see hares. I love them so much. Unlike rabbits, they live above ground, resting in shallow depressions called “forms” rather than digging burrows — important when you have as many horses as we do! You can tell them by their long, black-tipped ears.

This one posed beautifully for me. ♥️

My morning routine. Tea, my first 500ml of water and my journal.The new house is heaven. It’s so thoughtfully designed t...
10/08/2026

My morning routine. Tea, my first 500ml of water and my journal.

The new house is heaven. It’s so thoughtfully designed to fully experience all the natural beauty around it at all the different times of day. This is the view from the terrace on the east side of the house which gets the morning sun. In the winter I come out all bundled up and watch the sun rise. The Land Gardeners and I are making a plan with the garden and we’ll be adding some things to this side of the house and terrace. Feeling happy we didn’t plant a whole bunch of new things this spring though with the weather being what it has been.

Sitting out here in the morning, all you can hear is the birds. So so peaceful ♥️

Ella loves to sit in the field in front of the house. It’s just bizarre to come across her when I’m out walking just hap...
08/08/2026

Ella loves to sit in the field in front of the house. It’s just bizarre to come across her when I’m out walking just happily sitting in the grass purring… Tonight I sat down in the grass with her and enjoyed the sunset for a while♥️

I know it looks like the sun but this is actually the full moon rising to the East of my house last night. Magical! ♥️ ...
01/08/2026

I know it looks like the sun but this is actually the full moon rising to the East of my house last night. Magical! ♥️

Happy Summer Solstice everyone! No party this year, I just have too much on the go this June. But I did mark the occasio...
21/06/2026

Happy Summer Solstice everyone! No party this year, I just have too much on the go this June. But I did mark the occasion with a moonlight meditation tonight and made my list of intentions.

A bigger celebration next year. ☀️

24/05/2026

My bees have arrived! 🐝

The last addition to the menagerie! (Well at least for now😂). Will be sharing more on this soon!

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