I realised I loved Dahlias about 4 years ago, although I had always imagined they were hard to grow. I had memories of my mum’s…
I don’t know about you but when August arrives, I just want to down tools. My brain becomes mushier and my approach to all activities,…
If you go down to the Tower of London today you’re sure of a big surprise. You probably won’t find a Teddy Bears Picnic, but…
The ongoing heatwave in the UK this week has required movement to be slow and considered. Rushing and 33 degrees centigrade don’t go well together. …
” I perhaps owe becoming a painter to flowers” – Claude Monet I discovered Monet at university, when like so any students I brightened up…
Water-Lilies by Claude Monet (after 1916) Oil on canvas I have long been a fan of Monet; ever since I bought my first print of…
The latest in my review of London books is The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. I read this the weekend of the Platinum Jubilee which…
As I sit down to write this I’m aware I have not always felt very calm over the last week or so. I have…
