Dreamy bluebell woods As I write, we are in the fifth week of lockdown during the Covid-19 crisis and I thought you might be cheered up by these pictures. Bill and I are being good and well-behaved and so far, have obeyed the rules. We shop once a week – I shop and...
First stab at Annie Sloan’s chalk paint and wax The mistake was called ‘De Wint’, a very bright lime green, and I painted the sitting room in it in our first house in Wokingham. It was awful. Somehow the fact that it was only supplied in small tins...
The modern version now turned into books Some of Kate Bowles latest makes use my recreation of the sampler There is, of course, a story behind the Sarah Maydman sampler, which I can remember seeing for the first time over 35 years ago. My ‘little sampler...
I ran my business from home for many years. The studio used to create and pack all my stitching kits was once the garage. After the business moved to Warrington (a tale in itself!), I filled a skip in order to reclaim the space for its original purpose. Now there is...
You’ll find beautiful photos around my home of my grandson Felix (taken by his very clever photographer dad) but not too many of me. I am guessing you will know exactly what I mean when I declare that I am not of the selfie generation. However, there is one...
Really a dream come true I used to have the sweetest little hexagonal greenhouse out in the courtyard garden. I loved spending time out there with my geranium cuttings and a few seeds. It did look pretty but Fairford is in a bit of a frost pocket and this little...
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