Dyrham's dynamo
I am working on a guidebook for Dyrham Park at the moment. A glorious National Trust house, made more famous by being used as the main...
April is a cruel month
It offers beautiful crystal clear, sun-bathed days with blossom cascading from the trees and shrubs and green shoots thrusting from the...
The ideal house-guest
I went away to stay with friends near Windsor last weekend and this weekend (Easter) I have my sister-in-law staying with us. It has set...
The Wrong Righter
Just back from holiday and I am listening to an enchanting programme on the Radio 4 about a man who spends his free time (at night)...
Horrible Headings
Well, at last, the work has started flowing again. This week it was the guidebook for Biddulph, a National Trust Victorian garden near...
Waiting for 'Good Oh!'
Oh the trials of waiting for freelance work to come in! One, of course, wishes to give the world the impression that your working day is...