It's beginning to look a lot like high summer round here. Our English summer is the typical on the cool side summer, but at least the blackberries are ripening. I'm worried though that I might miss the majority of our
I'm so glad the drawing challenge is back after a summer break, and am so grateful to our woolfie girl Nadine for calling this weekend's DC: Image. The word image is so loaded with possibilities, isn't it? Some days I feel
Hello from Sunday night everyone. We had the most marvellous weekend round here. Our friends Nick and Sarah drove down from The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, to have Sunday lunch with us. I haven't seen them for a full year and
So I know I promised everyone a couple more practical classes, and I really mean to get on with them today or tomorrow, (the etched glass is proving difficult to photograph), but this week's been taken up mostly with getting
I just have to tell you about something. Monday was the most exciting day! Robert started the Medusa! For those of you who don't know what the Medusa is, I have to explain a little. To me, Robert is part genius, part mad
At RBG Kew, one of the most charming areas for me are the King's kitchens and the kitchen's garden. On the second floor is a small room with chairs and some lovely reproduction books and menus from King George's era. One book
Down at the other side of the meadow
We live on the outskirts of our village and there are several farmed fields around us. There is a foot path leading thru five fields and a small copse which ends up at the Thames. I love to walk out
Hi everybody! I hope you've had a wonderful weekend all across the old globe. I've had the best luck today at the car boot sale. I set off from home and it immediately started to rain. By the time I got
The last few days at home in West Cottage were so very busy for both of us. It's always that way when we try to get as many projects completed as we can together. There are things we have to