Black dye, riches and tragedy.
I’m lucky to have many fascinating National Trust houses within easy distance and one of my favourites is Berrington Hall in Herefordshire. Berrington is a pretty 18th century house, with Capability Brown designed grounds, set amongst beautiful rolling hills and commanding impressive views. I visit frequently and always find something new. My most recent trip […]
Spread the Love.
We’re in that period hurtling up to Valentine’s Day. The shops are full of pink champagne and sickly boxes of chocs and jewellers are in overdrive. Never been a fan of the fourteenth of February myself. Always seen it as a ruthless commercial gesture to charge a fortune for a dinner reservation for two or […]
The world is ready for a Mary Stewart revival!
Want feisty heroines? Smouldering men? A good plot and excellent characterisation all set against an atmospheric background? Try a Mary Stewart novel. Those in charge of commissioning television drama, glutted as it is with Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, take note. To feed my current King Arthur obsession, I was given Lady Stewart’s Merlin […]
