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Diptyque & V V Rouleaux
It sounds like the title of an Art film about a pair of Parisian courtesans doesn’t it. It’s actually the title of my most recent shopping trip though, so less exciting, sorry. I thought I’d share two...
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A Pool of Their Own
The time has come. My tadpoles have started to turn into tiny frogs, staring mournfully out through the convex glass of their prison home and dreaming of freedom. first they grew useless looking,...
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Drifting Away: Cornwall, Crabs and Cider
Being in London during summer doesn’t feel right. I escaped to work in the country each of my first three London summers at university, so perhaps this has set a precedent I will never quite throw off....
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A Wedding, a Floating Pub, and a Naked Yachtsman: more Adventures in Cornwall
Yesterday, we returned to Mylor. Just above the harbour is St Mylor’s Parish Church, a very beautiful and very old building, that I’ve visited every time I’ve been to Cornwall for the last twenty six...
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The Drowned Man
I’ve seen some incredible pieces of theatre over the years, but this experience topped them all. Punchdrunk have pioneered a immersive, site-specific style of theatre production since 2000, in which...
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Working – and Writing – in Tuscany
I’ll be working in Tuscany for the next three weeks. It’ll be tough, but someone has to do it. I should probably explain what I do to put food on the table, and lots of pretty shoes under it (these are...
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The Storm Before the Calm
I felt like scarpering back to London on more than one occasion in my first 24 hours of being in Tuscany, but things have definitely improved! I was filled with trepidation before we even left London,...
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Tuscany Teaching Update: Making Animal Noises and A-Level Economics
I thought I’d update you on how my lessons have been going, and explain how tutoring differs from normal teaching. I genuinely enjoy tutoring and find it hugely rewarding, but there’s a lot more to it...
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Teaching English on a Private Plane, and Civilised Pirates
The last week has been both wonderful and surprising in equal measure. After a week of shying away from my novel, instead reading in every spare second I had or diligently preparing new lessons, I...
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The Landmark Trust
Tom and I had a very special weekend. With my teaching in Tuscany and his managing the business single-handed in London, we’ve been away from the great British Countryside for far too long, so we...
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Wild Rosehip Syrup
Despite the chill in the air, the autumn foraging harvest isn’t quite ready. But I was never very good at taking no for an answer. Visiting my parents’ house in East Sussex last weekend, I pulled on my...
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Cocktails from the English Hedgerow
I love cocktails. The name of my blog may give this away… so I thought I’d show you a few recipes that I invented recently. I love the different combinations of ingredients requisite to a good...
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Sunstroke
My Theatre Club had an outing recently. Minus one of our members… because she was on the stage! I met my lovely friend Katia at university, when we were both studying at Queen Mary’s College,...
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Climbing Mountains
I seem to have had an unusually glamorous couple of weeks in London, what with cocktails, outings to the theatre and being filmed with Katya for Russian TV. I was starting to feel a bit too citified,...
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The New Mulberry Zip Tote, and the Importance of Shopping Ethically
SO. I bought a Mulberry handbag. I know, I know. Before you say it, or even think it, I can hear a horrified wave of tutting and gasps building in the distance, like a tsunami of disapproval. I’ve been...
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Welcome to the ‘Maison Bentley Style’ Blog Party!
Another blog I follow is throwing a party, and everyone is invited. She’ll give you a warm welcome over at Maison Bentley Style where you can also meet the other blogging guests, see what they’re...
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The Holly Bush
One of my favourite pubs in London is The Holly Bush, in Hampstead, so I thought I’d introduce you. I’m often to be found in here, deep in conversation by the open fire, or staring fondly into the...
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Meet the Russians
As it happens, I know a lot of Russians, but I also know one in particular. I met my friend Katia for coffee a few months ago, when she first mentioned that she was being filmed for a TV documentary....
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Thomas J. Fudge’s Remarkable Bakery
Just a quick post today, but I had to show you what I found. I was pootling along in Waitrose yesterday, when my eye was drawn to the ‘crackers and savoury snacks aisle’. This is a favoured location...
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Marmadukes Hotel, and the Best Places to Write in York
Although Tom and I usually prefer staying in self-catered accommodation when we travel (no getting up at the crack of dawn for breakfast, or being interrupted at any moment by unexpected knocks on the...
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