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...
A shop in the antique quarter – how could I choose? I had rather random thing happen as a result of going to a needlework fair in Dusseldorf in 1988. It was the year before the Berlin Wall came down. It is a long story, but I was working a show in Germany and met an...
Special holiday souvenirs – probably not dishwasher safe! Bill and I have just come back from a fab trip to Uzbekistan, and I have brought home some special souvenirs. (I do try not to get carried away with shopping when we are travelling as I need more stuff in Pinks...
Richly decorated prayer hats. Each a treasure in its own right! I simply cannot tell you about my trip to Uzbekistan without talking about the textiles and embroideries – but I would really need to write a book on the subject! So this is just a taste of the fabric and...
You are going to hear so much more about my recent trip to Uzbekistan but for now this is about the blacksmiths, the storks and the scissors. Let us start with the storks. We all recognise these large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills...
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