Who can resist the whiff of Mediterranean cuisine? Rosy red peppers, speckled green courgettes, deep purple aubergines, fat bulbs of...

The Merry Month of May is over and although rather than merry, it was cold, wet and windy, it was an amazingly busy month for me. Life is...

Freedom is in sight - we’re almost back to normal life! In celebration of grandparents being able to see their grandchildren again, here...

Apparently, Vitamin S is the latest, must-have vitamin, to improve your health and vitality. Paul van Lange, a professor of psychology,...

Moo, my daughter’s cat had “attitude”. Discovered as a kitten in a dustbin in Dubai, his unfortunate start in life affected his...

Say their name and instantly they will appear at your feet with that look. It’s all in the eyes – that look that says, “ Yes, what is it?...

Can anyone remember a time when the whole world has been so affected in unison? Even during the second world war, some countries remained...

Spiders, snakes, heights, flying or perhaps you are afraid of the dark? Our big fear right now is of Covid 19 of course. That has stopped...

A Greyhound Bus Trip Across the USA 1969 was a memorable year for flight. Buz Aldrin flew to the moon and I flew across the Atlantic –...

It’s funny isn’t it, that doing nothing takes up so much time? I was horrified to see that my last blog post was back in April. I had a...

I have never felt as old as I have the last few months. I know I’m getting older of course, everyone does – it’s a given. But suddenly I...

Fed up in Florence – oil on board. 18 x 24 cms / 7x10 ins This couple were surrounded by the beauty of Florence but looked so thoroughly...

I seem to have a theme on orange and blue right now. As if all those apricots weren’t enough last summer, I realize I’ve continued it...

There has been a lot in the press about English Wines lately - and of course I noticed! UK vineyards are a lot closer than those in the...

I was a bit carried away by apricots during the summer, producing no less than three paintings of them! Apricots always look so...

Under swathes of pale blue and white voile, propped tent-like by thick wooden poles, crowds of people are sitting on cobalt blue benches...

Knowing that our local gardening guru has a splendid vegetable patch, I asked if he had anything interesting that he could spare for me...

May’s painting is of a bunch of huge asparagus spears. They were given to me by a friend who has nurtured his asparagus bed for years and...

Once forbidden to be worn by anyone other than royalty, purple historically was associated with wealth and power. Pity the poor spiny...

“Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet, But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.” These are lines from a...