Today was the chateau pumpkin competition. Last night I checked my one pumpkin and decided to harvest it this morning. Mark said he doub...

The weigh in for the biggest pumpkin competition is on Friday and all I can say is that you will be totally underwhelmed with my specime...

I never knew my grandfather Albert as he died when I was just three years old. As I was growing up there was always an old s...

C'est Magnifique! This très chic Parisian pied-à-terre is cheaper than most hotel rooms in the French capital, costing just £69 for a n...

I flew home with a first this weekend!!! I found wings.........what more do I need to say!!! An absolute first for me to ...

We live in the middle of nowhere on tiny silent lanes and I love it. However twice a day mayhem takes over. At 12 noon a Monsieur w...

In amongst the recent attic clearance was a heavy filled hand-loomed linen sack with a drawstring. I couldn`t wait to get it back to look in...

We all stood in silence at the village war memorial in the lashing rain watching as our new mayor  performed a tree- planting ceremony. ...

I am still working my way through the boxes from the attic clearance and have just unpacked an old chemist pharmacie bottle filled with...

A wonderful house call yesterday brimming with 18th and 19th century treasures. I shall be starting to photograph and...