Jun 30
It’s always a scary moment when your favourite restaurant announces a new dining experience. Exciting too, but for me the predominant thought was ‘please, please, don’t mess this up.’ Especially when for us, it’s a seven hour drive to get there. I need not have worried. The friendly welcome from Janet at reception, the freshly …
Oct 03
I have always been creative and in my teens I painted in oils. In early adulthood I explored many crafts and textile design on a commercial level. Gardening is one of my passions too and I gained a qualification in Horticulture and Garden Design in 2002. This included painting images of the gardens I was …
May 11
As an author, the most frequently asked questions are without a doubt about what inspires you. Sometimes it’s the very smallest thing, but wherever an idea starts it needs to become a snowball, slowly gathering size and pace, to create the perfect storm – if you’ll excuse my rather poorly mixed weather metaphors. My lastest …
Aug 01
When you live in the south of England it’s a long way to Winteringham Fields; indeed most of us would struggle to place the chic Lincolnshire village of Winteringham on a map. Think just south of the Humber, right at the end of Ermine Street where the Romans stopped and pondered for a while before …
Jul 31
The Churches Conservation Trust 13th August – 5th October 2013 Suffolk – Somerset – Northamptonshire – Lincolnshire · Stunning photographs of England’s most ancient churches available· Fascinating programme of four themed tours: ‘Wallpaintings, Stained Glass and Memorials’ ‘Churches at War’, ‘Carvings’ and ‘Monuments and Memorials’· 12 historic sites visited …
