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Last month I spent a wonderful week in the Loire Valley on a writing retreat with six of my writer friends. We rented a huge gite –...

When I think of the Victorians I get visions of Dickensian smoke-clogged cities, widows’ weeds, funeral coaches with black-plumed horses,...

I can’t believe I’ve never been to Ditchling before. Less than twenty miles from me, it used to be home to artist Frank Brangwyn, and...

I’ve visited Istanbul several times – once in the mid 90s on holiday and several times on business with the odd weekend tagged on.  I...

Here’s the second part on my recent visit to the Isle of Wight. Although we were staying on the Osborne estate we had time to explore...

Although I’m planning an extended trip abroad in April-May 2023, since Covid I’ve tended to go for frequent short breaks here in the UK....

I’ve just spent a delightful three days staying in Rye. I rented a house at the top of Mermaid Street in the heart of the old town with...

One of the interesting highlights of my recent trip to Berwick-upon-Tweed was a look at one of the few churches in England built under...

I’m lucky enough to live just a fifteen-to-twenty-minute drive from Charleston, former home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. My sister...

The first in a new series of blog posts where I discuss items of significance in my life - starting with a treasured painting.