Love Somerset Maugham - finally got round to reading his long one. I developed a bit of a Somerset Maugham obsession a few years ago - I...

Lots of being sociable and community spirited. Saturday was the street party - we've had one each summer for the last four years. It was...

Finally there are some things to eat from the garden! Sally was a very good helper with the podding of peas (I think her grandma has been...

This is the second of the promised tea posts. It is about my recently developed infatuation for Pukka teas. Look at all the pretty boxes...

This is what I think of Kit & Kin The normal order of the day here is cloth. Happy fluffy enormous cloth bum. At least at the daytime,...

This is the part causing the problem. This is the email I have sent to Mitsubishi - let's wait and see what they might do about it! Dear...

Larks in a small Thameside village. Every other year the residents of Sonning engage in collective fundraising madness and craft...

Another list? A list of a 100 brilliant books by women has just been published for this year's Hay Literary Festival. I had a look...

This weekend, without a play to worry about, I got to spend time with my children - and the washing machine. Sally is generally a pretty...

I am playwright after all ! The show went really well. It's a bit of a weird experience watching your own words spoken and acted out -...

Happy families in the garden. Ok, so this actually happened last weekend, but there has been a somewhat ridiculous amount of sewing going...

Specifically the leaves. There are actually two posts I need to write about tea. This one is about leaves, the other one is about how I...

is Madelines in the garden Thursday was a pretty hectic day. I took Sally up to the university to take part in a psychology trial called...

It actually wasn't that bad. Side note, migraine brain still seems to be in effect, I tried to spell cupboard cubpoard four times before...

and other things. It's been a pretty tough week. But there has been brightness and joy too. I was really touched by how many people...

I chose to set an earthquake in my heart; The ground is shaky underfoot, And momentary pauses give way To unexpected aftershocks. A stray...

Costume creation is well underway. I keep forgetting the final number of tunics I have to make, which is probably a good thing. I think...

National Trust Adbentures. Sally used not to be able to pronounce v's - some of the slightly askew pronunciations have stuck. Saturday...

Date night painting things. I have an exciting new arrangement with one of my NCT friends. I watch her kids every couple of weeks so her...

Adventure to the Green Retreats showroom, and a quick trip to Waddesdon Manor Husband works from home. Well at least on the days that...