Writing For Joy

Well, it has been asked for, even been ordered before being written, but now the first batch of the new book should be here this week, The N...

Two years ago we were on holiday in the more northern areas of Cumbria and we spent a day in Cockermouth. The town looked like a typical sma...

For me there is something spiritual about November skies as the sun rises and streams of golden light touch the earth. Shades of blue from t...

A few roses in the garden — in November! But it is the foliage, glowing like an Impressionist painting, that brings joy to the whole scene...

November when it's raining is not a particularly good time to be walking in Derbyshire, but WOW what rainbows we managed to capture. I g...

A lovely sunny day in early autumn, and what better place to spend it than in our own area? Last week we walked part way up the Hoad but the...

I recently cleared a lot of stuff out of the attic. Precious blocks and patterns from my designer years, Boxes of fabric that have come in h...