In the summer of 1834 Constable visited Petworth House on two occasions.  The second time he stayed for two weeks and during these visit...

I Like Words I can't tell you how excited I was to open a Christmas present and find one of the most talked about books of Christma...

Last week I escaped humid London for a mini-break down on the South Coast.  I stayed here and wrote about it here.   But this isn't a...

My criteria for beach reads was covered here.   As well as a few light fiction reads, I also want something to think about and takes me o...

It's always good to spread a bit of social love and today I want to share with you a blog that I truly admire.  Blogged by Nichole Rober...

Bonjour mes amies...Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend. Here's some Frenchy things to get you in the mood! I totally lov...

Simpson's-in-the-Strand is one of London's most historic landmark restaurants.  I visited it recently to celebrate a family birthd...

Along with many, many others, I'm mourning the passing of a wonderful writer, Nora Ephron .  I first came to know her through the film...

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry first came to my attention with a recommendation by this  Sunday Times columnist.  I like her novels...

So, I promised you more about my theatre visit on Saturday...I went to see 'Close the Coalhouse Door' at Richmond Theatre.  It...

  There is something so graceful and compelling about the look of a classic ballerina; the posture, the slim limbs, enviable figure an...

I've always been more drawn to sculpture than to painting - maybe because it just seems more accessible in some way and there is one mod...

Very recently I was helping clear out some boxes of books that had been left at school and I came across some books that I had read, and lov...

Today is International Women's Day, marking the economic, political and social achievements of women throughout the world.  Here are som...

The Hare Mycomusicologist Clock (from The Hermitage) I always wondered where the idea for the Mad March Hare came from and I guess it...