Fruit Granola Recipe

Sometimes the best recipes happen quite by accident. Take this one: fruit granola. It’s simple, casual and quick! And it combines two other favourite recipes: flapjacks and baked apricots. To throw this pudding (/ snack / whatever you’d like it to be) together, you will need: (for four people) A punnet of fresh apricots A … Continue reading Fruit Granola Recipe →

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Sisley Eau de Campagne Perfume

If you love the smell of freshly cut grass, then you will want to meet this perfume ASAP. Sisley Eau de Campagne literally smells like grass in the sunshine, stacks of haystacks and slightly citrusy. I wish I knew how this scent was concocted: it’s so fresh, yet extremely dry, complex and intriguing. It’s very … Continue reading Sisley Eau de Campagne Perfume →

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Busking Article

I have written a feature on Busking and its fascinating history for Spectator Life online. Click here to read it.  I’m thrilled to see that it’s the most popular feature on the site today!  

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The Paper Lovers by Gerard Woodward

Arnold has a happy life. He is a university lecturer and poet and is married to Polly who owns a shop where she makes paper and they run a small poetry press together. They have a lovely daughter Evelyn and everything seems to ring with domestic bliss. Until Arnold, our protagonist, becomes infatuated with one of … Continue reading The Paper Lovers by Gerard Woodward →

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Richmond Pembroke Lodge

Hidden in the sweeping green spaces of Richmond Park, you will find a secluded spot… Pembroke Lodge used to be a humble molecatcher’s cottage, until Elizabeth, Countess of Pembroke begged King George III to bestow it to her in around 1787. Sir John Soane and Henry Holland extended the building on her behalf and made … Continue reading Richmond Pembroke Lodge →

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Richmond Surrey

Some places never change. JMW Turner painted ‘The Thames from Richmond Hill‘  in 1815 and the view hasn’t changed much since then… The same could be said for Richmond. I used to go to Richmond a lot when I was young… So when I went back last week in the blazing sunshine, I assumed it would … Continue reading Richmond Surrey →

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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Part Two

Continuing on from yesterday’s post, here is the Style and Design garden: It’s a modern interpretation of an orchard garden. I love walking through the different gardens at Hampton Court and thinking how we could all have gardens just like these at home! Desperately seeking shade, we wandered into the Festival of Roses: Always a … Continue reading RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Part Two →

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RHS Hampton Court Flower Show Press Day

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show Press Day is always a great show. Gardens, flowers and blue sky… I’ll jump right in with the gardens! One of the first gardens I saw was the Santa Rita Living Garden, inspired by a visit to Chile. Bright, colourful and textured. it’s an eye-catching space! The Limbcare Garden is … Continue reading RHS Hampton Court Flower Show Press Day →

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RHS Wisley Summer 2018

Every time I go to Wisley, it looks so different. During the heatwave this week I went for a walk around the gardens. Finding lots of secret squares and views I hadn’t admired properly before… I will always be drawn to roses… And cottage-garden paths… Absolutely beautiful! So if you’re in need of a walk … Continue reading RHS Wisley Summer 2018 →

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