And so she strapped on her bustle and left for Venice...................... I shall photograph every period costume I can find...

Woo me....Woo me....I yearn to be woo`d!!! This divine little booklet has come out of the attic clearance boxes just in time for V...

It has been a trying day to say the least!!! Miss Frou Frou and Mr Frou Frou had arranged a ferry crossing to the UK along with their ...

Come on mademoiselles...get those silk bloomers and chemises on...... I myself shall be doing the dining...

Last night 122 years ago.......there was a charity ball in Paris. I wonder who tucked this carnet de bal dance card in their purse? ...

We have watched with horror as the events in Paris have taken place. We are booked to see a James Taylor concert there next month so when I ...

So evocative and unique. From the attic clearance come  batches of beautiful old sepia ink written letters and envelopes written in...

Last year I had two wonderful attic clearances. One was a chateau and the other a large local manoir. I found that I tended to photogr...

We visited a local art exhibition and one very talented artist had some amazing old props in his booth.  This superb 18th century wind...

New Years Eve was a wonderful affair - celebrated with some very good friends at a beautiful old farmhouse in a nearby village. It was...