We will be seven, plus two children and I am in the planning stage now ..read more

My favourite train was the Royal Mail train with the fabulous sorting office ..read more

The journey was so smooth that I had no idea we were already in France when I looked up from my lunch ..read more

I have been painting and distressing furniture and other objects for years, but this took house painting to a whole new level ..read more

Bill wanted a road trip, so we flew to the far side of Canada ..read more

One of the big events in Fairford was the Annual Steam Fair which was held at the top of the Market Place ..read more

Aged around six, she recalls staring at the sampler when she got bored ..read more

I seem to have a chicken collection ..read more

When the piano arrived at our little cottage and was brought through the door on its side, I nearly passed out ..read more

I have just been explaining in writing how to stitch a pretty little pansy design to the members of The Cross Stitch Guild (we send a magazine to members five times a year full of cross stitch patterns). I get to do the designing, so I get to choose what I stitch. Pansies and Violas are probably my favourite flowers, and they are certainly the easiest to grow. My personal treasures are the two or three-colour viola shapes rather than the larger blousy pansies and I usually grow them from seed. Some years ago, my chum Jenny and I spent a day at Perch Hill, Sarah Raven’s HQ. Lunch was delicious ..read more