Tis apple season once again! We collected as many bags as we can get our hands on, from both neighbours and friends and then spent a couple of evenings making juices and chutneys. The apple trees nearby blossom once every…
Now that the summer has officially begun we have been busy in the Garden, planting, replanting and generally giving it a tidy up. And there have been numerous debates and arguments about how much water the plants want or need……
We had a contingent of Germans come and visit this month from the north as well as the south, one was a family of three the other was a mother and daughter visiting London for the first time. They all…
It has been a busy old March the weather has been its usual sporadic self with seemingly bleak grey days punctuated with sun, rain and even hail. The guests have been arriving thick and fast, a number of whom have…
A guest left a stain on the bedding that I haven’t been able to get out since I found it at the beginning of the year. I’ve tried all the tricks up my sleeve but they weren’t working as well…
Happy New Year! Wishing all my friends and guests an excellent year ahead. We have had a busy time throughout the festivities with some lovely guests and not so lovely! It’s a popular time for those who want to catch…
This autumn feels like it has gone in the blink of an eye, after such a long, hot summer which extended well into October. I got a bit of a shock when I looked at my diary and saw that…
The past week or so has seen my garden come alive with colour and also the end of my wonderful umbrella Wisteria. Being such lovely and sunny weather as well as long evenings, meant that I was able to serve…
I decided to become a tourist for a day and arranged to meet up with an artist friend of mine at Somerset House. The weather was in my favour this day having been miserable all week. The sky was a…
You wouldn’t have recognised London a few days ago, for more than a week we were bathed in glorious sunshine all day long. The whole city takes on such a different feel, the most notable of which are people/commuters/Londoners actually…