Year: 2023

The month of May -is full of balmy sunshine and birthdays. So many celebrations and some commemorations. Niki, eldest sister, born in this month, no longer with us, but around a lot. Our father took off on the 22nd with Niki on his lips. Principal Beekeeper is entering his last year of the 60s. Best…

There are as many pastimes as there are humans, though many choose to do what others like too. A few which you might recognise. We were in Rocky Hole ( a natural pond) in Mount Mee eating our picnic when two men appeared in wet suits – we were a little surprised. They spent a…

I had the opportunity to visit the Embroiderers Guild over the weekend for their annual exhibition. So much to see and admire but I will confine myself to sharing with you the three framed works for their 50 years in 2018. Each member contributed one panel to these three panels. They are as varied as…

Yes we are getting to the pointy end and it can be a bit achey and arthritic. Teeth trouble, creaking bones – you get my drift but there are some upsides and I just had one. A day of domesticity. More Domestic Grunge then Domestic Goddess. Nigella what have you done to us? Two separate…

On this trip to London we had the joy of catching up with friends we met at university, nearly 50 years ago, friends from Geneva days about 20 years ago, and friends from Delhi days some 12 years ago. Inevitably the chats revolve around current lives and retirement features large, as well as grandchildren and…

My hubby loves London. He says it is home and so when I found an exhibition about the City I decided to take him to it. Set in the majestic Guildhall Art Gallery it was all about cityscapes through the years. We took the underground to Bank and we walked alongside the vaults where gold…

It is not every day that you come across a Queen Anne Grade 1 listed house built in 1704 with most of its original features intact. Fireplaces and wood panelling and an oak staircase. So strolling around the house and sitting in the garden was a wonderful way to spend part of our day. The…

The winter scene is giving place to trees unfurling their buds and bursting into bloom. Not quite spring but the signs are all here and within the next few weeks this tree lined path will be completely different. What I would call an English kind of day complete with sunshine, muddy paths, drizzle and good…

This is the lovely exhibition on at the National Gallery in London at the moment. A look at how some of the big names of the impressionist era fed and inspired some of the modern art of the early 20th Century. The last exhibition of the Impressionist was in 1886 and thereafter some of the…

David Attenborough is not going to be with us forever – but his voice- his timbre, I suspect will be, and this is exactly why he is such an icon and a fighter for the planet. BBC Earth have him hosting an interactive display in Earl’s Court with photographic footage from the seven continents of…