If I need inspiration…

If I need inspiration…

There are days – not too many, thank heavens – when I do not have any creative ideas and need to leave the house for a bit. At moments like these, I like to treat myself to a visit to The Burford Garden Company, just over our border into Oxfordshire.My husband Bill is...
Yes! He has done all 92!

Yes! He has done all 92!

Over the past few years, my husband Bill has been on a mission and he has now completed it – he has visited all 92 League football grounds.  Bill had always been keen on football and followed the trials and triumphs of Reading whilst he still lived in the area....
Of course I needed to go to the Folk Museum again!

Of course I needed to go to the Folk Museum again!

Whilst Bill and I were staying at the Ullensvang Hotel, we travelled by ferry across the fjord to visit Utne where we were able to revisit the Folk Museum in the first week of the season. We were so lucky both with the timing and with the glorious weather. Since my...
Highlights of our trip to Stockholm

Highlights of our trip to Stockholm

Bill and I have just had an eight-day trip to Scandinavia and have so much to tell you about our trip that I will need to write lots of Jottings!  For a man who did not have a passport until he was 30, he has certainly made up for lost time. He did all the...
A Day at Ackworth School

A Day at Ackworth School

The distinctive medallion designs. Ackworth School near Pontefract, West Yorkshire has recently celebrated the passage of its 240th academic year as a Quaker School and I am thrilled to tell you that the Cross Stitch Guild continues its support and interest in the...
An amazing trip to India (part 1)

An amazing trip to India (part 1)

Guess where? I wanted to tell you all about the 16 nights we spent in India in January. I sat down to write about it and was rather overwhelmed as I didn’t know where to start. I have decided to give you the basics this time and fill you in on more of our adventures...