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Back in 2013, Mr M and I visited Nashville. For me it was a dream come true, I love country music and was in music heaven… for Mr M it was a work trip and days of endurance… his feet are firmly grounded in 80s British music so that wasn’t really his thang. Bourbon helped. […]
I have so many things to talk to you about this week I don’t know where to start… three books (three!!), a tidy studio (rare occurrence), a finished quilt (even rarer than a tidy studio)… geesh… first things first though; what I want to share is the beautiful visit to Hauser & Wirth Somerset. We […]
I had a fabulous birthday. Fabulous, daaaahling! After sending the boys to school we leisurely drove to Babington House where we had a most delicious lunch with friends and then chilled out in the spa. You know when you’re so relaxed that you lose the sense of time? That. Can you believe it was once […]
There are certain ‘dates’ in the yearly event diary of this country that are so unmistakably English, so entrenched in the psyche and fabric of life of the people here that to miss them, or to ignore them is to really miss out on something that would help you to understand what it is like […]
Believe it or not, Mr M had never seen Stonehenge before Sunday despite living all his life less than two hours away… that had to be remedied. The boys were busy (and had already been anyway) so we had an impromptu date and drove through the glorious sunny British countryside, yellow fields, not a cloud […]
I joined the National Trust. For Christmas we gave my parents a membership and they’ve began to explore the local attractions, and since I can’t resist any place I haven’t been before AND I’m a firm believer in getting to know the place you live I intend to join them as much as I can. […]
… finally, FINALLY, some beautiful warm weather… I’m currently sitting drinking iced coffee with the window open and the dog snoozing beside me… a weekend of music and dinner out, early walks and a gorgeous drive through the countryside, and the wisteria’s smell is amazing… Mr M and I went to see Beth Hart at […]
I was going to talk to you about the latest book I read, which I really enjoyed and left me wanting to read more… but instead I got roped into driving my parents and their guest to Bath for the day. (Actually, I was going to write about it yesterday but ended up spending 3 […]
This place is truly magical. The West entrance, and the town of Joshua Tree are only an hour’s drive from Palm Springs but it felt like travelling back in time a few centuries… A day ticket for the park is $25 and you can buy it at the gate from the Rangers. The name Joshua […]
Another couple of things ticked off my list of things to do in Palm Springs: first up the obligatory drive by Frank Sinatra’s house (he’s buried in PS… that trip will have to wait till next time) the gate was open and I was going to have a little peak inside (the pool you can […]
