Warwickshire Lockdown Walks
Curious how when we are instructed by the government to stay at home and only venture out for a very few clearly defined purposes, those of us who didn’t do enough walking prior to the pandemic...
View ArticleSnow in Warwickshire
Many of us love the arrival of snow – as long as it doesn’t last too long or lie too heavy or cause too much disruption… When snow falls it creates an immediate transformation. We see the familar...
View ArticleA Walk in Jephson Gardens Leamington Spa to Lift the Spirits
We are lucky to have many beautiful places to walk, in Leamington Spa Warwick and Kenilworth, with gardens, rivers, castles, historical houses and parklands. Each time I walk in Jephson Gardens,...
View ArticleCompton Verney, Warwickshire
Sunflower at Compton Verney Compton Verney is one of my favourite places in Warwickshire, and it features in my current WIP, Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire. A gracious Georgian mansion set in a...
View ArticleA Visit to Compton Verney, Warwickshire, in December 2021
Compton Verney in Warwickshire is one of my favourite places; an elegant Georgian house set in a glorious landscape. A visit here and a walk through the Capability Brown parklands always gives me a...
View ArticleFlowers to Cheer our Spirits – and to send an Author and Artist Out to the...
Some of the loveliest things can be found hanging over fences and in our gardens (and I don’t mean talkative neighbours!) No, I mean flowers, and so here is an uplifting gallery of them to cheer the...
View ArticleChristmas Wreath Making Workshop at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire: reblog
Christmas Wreath Making at Kenilworth Castle
View ArticleFeast of Colour and Sensory Delight at Tulleys Tulip Garden
Here are a few photos from our visit to Tulleys Tulip Garden at Hatton Country World, Warwickshire, a few days ago. Complete with a Dutch windmill and delicious Dutch mini pancakes (poffertjes) we...
View ArticleThe Stratford-upon-Avon Riverside Trail
The Stratford-upon-Avon Riverside Trail takes you from the Swan Theatre and Avonbank Gardens along past the chain ferry, Southern Lane, Waterside and The Other Place to Holy Trinity and from there on...
View ArticleA Visit to The Garden of Heroes and Villains, Heart of England Forest
Today we revisited this amazing garden, created during his lifetime by eccentric, hugely wealthy visionary poet and publisher Felix Dennis. Bronze Ringo Starr in the Garden of Heroes and Villains,...
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