It’s hard not to love a hedgehog. Their eyes are bright and black, like two currants, with a dear and pointy face with shiny nose at the end, small feet and legs that lift up and run like a hovercraft on the move; a compact little body with a prickly […]
Oh, Dean Martin, oh lovely hens. Where would we be without having a simple egg on the breakfast menu. Here’s how to make the perfect egg for breakfast and all perfected […]
“I hope you know that really smart people sleep in separate bedrooms” quote from Lady Mary Crawley, Downton Abbey, written by Julian Fellowes
Places and properties steeped in history, all naturally lit with a special light; landscapes with impossibly gorgeous views, streams and rivers that sparkle, market towns and historical cities that bustle and brim over […]
We just love festivals and events here in the Cotswolds. High summer in July and August is a perfect time to throw a few essentials into a bag, throw cares to the wind and book some time out and […]
There is something downright pleasurable about staying somewhere new, taking time to have breakfast or afternoon tea, and spooning a thick jam or conserve, gleaming with summer fruit onto hot buttered toast, warm pancakes, or scones.
Homemade jams remind us and take us back to […]
June is a month to embrace and love! Days just seem to last that little bit longer and life feels somehow more relaxed. There is a distinct draw to spend as much time outside as possible on walks, in gardens, splashing about […]
“And a bird overhead sang Follow, and a bird to the right sang Here; and the arch of the leaves was hollow, and the meaning of May was clear” by Algernon Charles Swinburne
May is a month with pencil marks in the diary for village […]
“When April scatters charms of primrose gold, Among the copper leaves in thickets old, And singing skylarks from the meadows rise, To twinkle like black stars in sunny skies….” Poet William Henry Davies
April arrived cheerily with gentle colour in gardens, fields, along river banks, […]
February always tends to bring a frisson of something to come. Trees are beginning to sway a little and wake from an enforced winter break. Garden birds and others are hopping and flying about with purpose. Fresh root vegetables are jostling for position in […]
