Life at pink's barn

We sat in a lovely Greek restaurant overlooking the water and watched the lights come on as the remarkable old buildings lit up.

Visiting the city of Antonio Gaudi

I did not know anything about this extraordinary man beforehand and was simply thrilled to discover his work

Behind the scenes

Isn’t it amazing to see the huge set-up needed to photograph such small objects?

The most beautiful village in England?

Arlington Row is one of England’s most iconic and photographed sites – it even appears on the inside cover of UK passports!

Loving William Morris

I became fascinated by Mr Morris when I fell in love with the Liberty store in London.

Today I went to Witney Antiques

Home, Travels

Rebecca finds very unusual and rare pieces of embroidery. She has, at the moment, an embroidered duck egg.

To Russia on our first cruise

It was a small and comfortable ship which was to navigate canals, rivers and inland lakes and to take us to Moscow.

A Visit to Madeira

The island is famous for the flowers and the botanical gardens, all of which we enjoyed but we were there, of course, for the embroidery.

Should I be inside or outside?

I am torn between creating new things to stitch, sorting out my work room and working in the garden.

My new potting corner

It was time for a change of plan. Instead of different plants, I decided I would create a practical area that is pretty too.

Heavens! Isn’t it a good year for roses?

David Austin roses are available from many garden centres but going to visit the real thing is something else.

Visiting Thyme in Southrop

Garden, Travels

I think this lovely estate is a local secret – I visited last month for the first time, and I have lived within five miles for over 40 years!

A day of foraging for treasures

Jenny and I have such similar taste and love playing house when there is time to do it and my budget allows

How going on a journey has become such a treat again!

During the summer of 2019, Bill and I treated ourselves to a trip to the Isle of Wight, just for the day!

Almost 40 years in Fairford

After all these years we have almost moved from blow-ins to locals

My Sampler Study Boxes

I have collected samplers for over 30 years and we are surrounded by them in our main drawing room

Inspired by Darning Samplers

Home, Travels

I was contacted by a lovely lady from Holland who told me that my sampler looked familiar…

I dreamt of visiting Colonial Williamsburg

In effect, the area is a theme park but like no other I have ever seen.

Jacquard weaving in Perugia

We were invited to meet Marta Cucchia, a fourth-generation weaver and one of the last in Italy

Outside at last!

The greenhouse was bursting at the seams and my seedlings where desperate to get out into real soil

I blame Claude Monet…

Home, Kitchen

The dark blue and yellow scheme rattled around in my head until I knew it had to be done

A visit for my birthday

Garden, Travels

After having to curtail the treats for my 70th birthday last year, I was determined to do something special

What to do for our Birthday Weekend?

I am finding it difficult to believe that my ‘Finder of Treasures’ venture is a year old

I borrowed a husband!