Invitation to a Flower Opening

It could only happen in Didsbury……….. We were invited to a flower opening. Yes really! It was an urgent phone … More

Coming Up Roses

I thought it was high time that I wrote a few words about my greatest plant obsession-roses. I dream of … More

It was one of those serendipitous moments….. We’d booked a holiday in ‘Little Switzerland’ as the Malvern Hills are called, … More

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” – Francis Bacon. Ever since I read this, I … More

We’ve just come back from an idyllic holiday in the hills outside Bologna. It was an agroturismo ( http://www.chiesaignano.com) on … More

I love a good ‘before and after’, don’t you? Taking an ugly duckling and turning it into a beautiful swan? … More