Posted 3rd October 2026
A Touch of Autumn October rarely arrives all at once. It arrives quietly. A cooler door handle in the morning....

Posted 3rd October 2026
A Touch of Autumn October rarely arrives all at once. It arrives quietly. A cooler door handle in the morning....
Posted 1st September 2026
September has always felt like a threshold to me. The light changes. Mornings begin to feel different. Holidays give way...
The Expressions in Blue exhibition at Petworth House challenged my assumption that historic houses should remain frozen in time. Instead, it raised a fascinating question: should every generation leave its mark?
Posted 4th August 2026
Old Houses Need New Ideas We have a strange relationship with heritage. We talk about preserving it, protecting it and...
Posted 27th July 2026
The Tarn. Two words that seemed so familiar and yet I had never experienced them in person. Until now. I...
Posted 25th July 2026
Once upon a time we would leave Calais and simply keep driving. Ten and a half hours later we would...
Posted 7th July 2026
July seems to have arrived at remarkable speed. Perhaps it is the heat. Perhaps it is summer doing what summer...
Posted 2nd March 2026
We love to talk about the weather; it’s a very British thing to do — and we’ve certainly had plenty...
Posted 29th January 2026
Celebrate the Six Nations by cooking something new! It's no secret that I love food and rarely need an excuse...
Posted 2nd January 2026
It was a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning—the first of 2026. 2025 wasn’t the year many of us expected or planned...