I have written many posts over the years about friends or colleagues who have died – but never did I think I would be writing one about James, my lifelong partner – and our Webmaster. James died of sepsis resulting from a twisted bowel just over a week ago – after four days on life …
Isokon joins the blue plaque elite
Casual visitors to Lawn Road last Monday might have been surprised to see our Grade 1 listed building, the Lawn Road Flats, surrounded by a sizeable group, sipping prosecco and munching on cupcakes while obviously waiting for something to happen. And something was indeed about to happen. Our very own blue plaque was about to …
Glyndebourne in bloom
Roses in full bloom are always pretty spectacular but when combined with a sunny June evening deep in the Sussex countryside, a delicious picnic and the entertainment offered by one’s fellow picnickers – what’s not to love? Oh yes – of course, then there is the opera. Der Rosenkavalier – one of my absolute favourites. …
Horace W Nicholls, photographer
Readers who have visited Lawn Road, as a FreeFrom Food Awards judge or for other reasons, may have noticed some rather fine old sepia photographs both on the way up the stairs and in the drawing room. A shepherd driving his flock along a misty road, a young girl peeping through torn brown paper, the …
For garden and dog lovers…
This is Harold. Harold is 15 weeks old today. He is a miniature wire haired dachshund and he belongs to Sarah – and, as you can see, he truly loves her. This is a white Scabious. The scabious also belongs to Sarah. And this is the Thames estuary just outside Faversham where Sarah, Harold and …
Christmas ramblings….
Well, where else could we start but with Boris in his Christmas hat…. To be strictly honest, these are not Christmas but post Christmas Dorset/Wiltshire ramblings, kicking off with most amazing 14th century barn – the longest thatched barn in England according to Wikipedia, now restored to glory and and turned into an art gallery. This …