I looked around and realised that I actually paint a lot of fish! There are goldfish in the living room, koi under autumn leaves and goldfish lanterns in the family room, and a surrealistic azalea and koi painting in one
Around us in OXON, there are weekly antique markets. I always think that they are too expensive and professional and so rarely visit one, but this one in Newbury, at the racecourse, coincided with a drop off R needed to
I was just thinking of another meaning. Of how deer fray the velvet off their antlers to mark territory. And I was thinking of how I sat in the grass at Charlecote Park and watched the male roe deer grazing.
Oh boy, I was in heaven in these Charlecote park rooms. As a collector of all things vintage, my heart went all out to everything here and I just wanted to move in. As a matter of fact, I contemplated
The other day, Robert and I gave Catherine a ride into London. We picked her up from a dreamy little cabin in the middle of nowhere. It's a little holiday complex called The Chilterns View, and, for being so central to
The other day Robert and I were out in the field test driving my Land Rover and our neighbour Polly came to see and ask if we wanted some fresh eggs from her chickens. We were delighted and walked with her
Yesterday, C and I pointed the car west and began to climb out of the Okanagan valley up, up, and up the Coastal mountain range for what seemed like an awfully long time. Driving my large 4-wheel drive often means
I've been invited to take part is an exciting summer at home blog tour featuring some wonderful gals. It was the brainchild of my friend Kelly and her friend Julie and the line up is as follows: Wednesday, June 18th On Sutton Place Stone
Well, this was an interesting twist for me. I don't drink coke. I can't imagine filling my body with ten teaspoons of sugar and huge amounts of caffeine and DNA destroying potassium benzoate. :( (but I hear it's great for getting
You know how things happen? You visit a friend and she's made a wonderful jointed paper doll. Then, just by coincidence, you visit a second friend and guess what? Yup! Another beautiful doll. Then you visit a third friend and, holy smokes