I have just completed The Reading Residence November Instagram Challenge #30DaysOfPaper. Jocelyn at The Reading Residence supplied a list of 30 headings to inspire our photos of…
Paddington Bear is in town and I for one can’t wait to meet him. Like so many people Paddington was part of my childhood. I…
Unlike most book loving types I have never read anything by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I’ve always thought I should and have often lingered over ‘The…
This Weekend at the Ideal Homes Christmas Show in London I had my first encounter with Harold Huxley and his lovely creator Emma McNally. Harold…
How did it suddenly become the weekend again. I know everyone is saying it, but really, where is the year going to? Here are a few of the…
This begins in true to form Du Maurier style. A slightly macabre scene involving a hanging in the first chapter is our introduction to Ambrose…
1. A weekend away with our loveliest friends 2. Coffee and Cake 3. Book shop browsing 4. Christmas frippery shopping 5. Red wine and roaring fires
I knew very little about the life of Turner before the film, and was drawn by both the subject matter, and Timothy Spall’s interpretation of…
