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Chiddingstone Castle – authors, eccentrics and gardens

It was by chance that I discovered Chiddingstone Castle. I was told that an old friend I hadn’t seen in years – Virge Gilchrist – […]

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I bought this book to give as a gift but had to keep it. There are 50 illustrations by the painter Hannah Dale of baby

It was the perfect end of a beautiful sunny weekend. I didn’t have to suggest it. My kids told us they wanted to fly a

In the local riding stables there’s a sheep called Woolly who thinks he’s a dog. I wonder what Woolly and the hen were chatting about

I visited Gravetye Manor’s gardens yesterday to see what was blooming. Frank Sinatra’s song ‘It had to be you’ suddenly was in my head when

What is it about streams and kids? Without fail when we’re out on a walk if there’s a stream nearby then my twins Luce and

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