I have just been explaining in writing how to stitch a pretty little pansy design to the members of The Cross Stitch Guild (we send a magazine to members five times a year full of cross stitch patterns). I get to do the designing, so I get to choose what I stitch....
Setting off from Vancouver for our journey to Alaska There has been a certain amount of déjà vu writing these words as, at last, I am going to tell you about our visit to Canada last September. This time I did manage to board our ship for Alaska! For those of you who...
This may be an extraordinary thing to say but it is rare to be completely bowled over by the design, the planting, the range of plants and simply pristine environment of a garden. Quite often only parts of a garden suit our taste but Butchart garden in Victoria, on...
I have mentioned before that Bill, my husband, simply loves to travel. A far cry from when we met in 1977, when he did not have a passport and had no intention of leaving the UK. I took him on a trip to Boulogne as a day tripper and, as they say, the rest is history....
I should start by explaining that Thyme in this context is a glorious country estate near my home in Gloucestershire. It is a hotel and restaurant but so much more. I have lunched there a couple of times and by lucky chance had a private tour of the kitchen garden and...
In March Nicola Parkman (from Hands across the Sea) asked me to take part in her incredibly exciting and enterprising Sampler Weekend at the Hilton Hotel Swindon, to be held at the end of September 2023. Living so close to the Event was a blessing and I was happy to...
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