It’s been a blustery night last night and the wind rattled my little bedroom window so much that I closed it in the middle of the night. I wonder how similar the West Coast wind storms are to Oxfordshire
But before I had to leave there was still time for one more photo. Time for a walk to gather some treasures, time to say goodbye to my friends, time to bake one more crumble from the garden blackberries, apples and plums, time
You know how on a day out you sometimes say to yourself, “I’d like to go visit a castle
It’s a garden centre, a cafe with the yummiest lunches, a gourmet foods shop, a home decorating centre, a children’s fantasy shop, a speciality book store and an antiques shop all in one. If you’re an avid plants woman/man, want a
This is something I look forward to ever year. Usually I take my beautiful rebuilt Austin 7 mini to this show but this summer my mini is off its MOT and so the turbo mini got a chance to go
Just down from Burford, on the beautiful Windrush river, on the edge of Wychwood forest is this incredible 15th C relic. I love it here. It was a great, grand hall and the main residence of the Lovell family, (isn’t that a
You gotta love Burford, the ideal Cotswold town. Burh = fortified town and Ford = river crossing. Could there be any other town where Uther Pendragon, King Arthur’s father, gave a golden dragon as a standard? Bet it was a
I found it for you. This lovely, lovely little chapel. Driving the direct road you sometimes have to take a turn. You just have to, don’t you? When a friend told me about a little chapel standing on its own
My friend Elaine and I made a date for lunch today at Aston Pottery in the village of Aston. Last year the owners were busy planting some perennial borders and this year the borders are absolutely spectacular. We are both
I should have known this morning it was going to be one of those days. Some Canada geese fly over West Cottage each morning on their way to the Thames. This morning there were three flocks absolutely determined to wake