Cotswold dog walks

Cotswold dog walks

We actually managed to tire Monty out! When Bill and I bought Pinks Barn in the early 80s I was thrilled to discover it had stone floors. Not very pretty ones actually, more like paving slabs inherited from the days when Pinks Barn was a restaurant. The reason for my...
I think I invented breakfast potatoes!

I think I invented breakfast potatoes!

I suppose this all started with Domestic Science at school (dare I say it – back in the sixties!) and we were always told that if the oven was on, all the shelves should be full so that all the heat was used. This must seem very old-fashioned now and I cannot say that...
And a bat came to visit…

And a bat came to visit…

Batty settled on the window frame – I promise he wasn’t in any real danger of being impaled on the needle minder below! Imagine the scene… I am in my tiny workroom one evening, mellow with a glass of white wine and happily typing some words for...
Play house or face the garden?

Play house or face the garden?

Thrilled with the new windows! Our decision to invest a large sum of money in changing the windows and doors here at Pinks Barn was initiated by our son James. I was bemoaning the fact that we had been so cold last winter and the high cost of the heating our home,...
About visiting India

About visiting India

The legendary Golden Temple didn’t disappoint Bill and I have visited this fantastic continent three times now and I am still aching to go again. I know that the films about the Marigold Hotel were intended as entertainment and did not show all the faces of this...
Sitting still & watching

Sitting still & watching

Out in the courtyard at the back of the house. I was not alone! After an exhausting day fighting my computer and almost throwing it out of the window, I took myself to the courtyard with a glass of wine and just sat. I must have been very still because before long Mrs...