So what IS a Mews?

According to Wikipedia:  "Mews is a chiefly British term formerly describing a row of stables, usually with carriage houses below and living quarters above, built around a paved yard or court, or along a street, behind large city houses, such as those of London, during the 17th and 18th centuries. The word may also refer to the lane, alley or back street onto which such stables open. It is sometimes applied to rows or groups of garages or, more broadly, to a narrow passage or a confined place. Today most mews stables have been converted into dwellings, some greatly modernised and considered highly desirable residences."

In other words, mews today are basically a collection of cute townhouses around a courtyard or along a small street that, centuries ago, were used as stables and carriage houses.  We live in a mews, hence the title of my blog.  Now all your musings about the mews are answered! (teehee, I couldn't help myself.)