Team effort
On the morning of my concert back in early December R and I both had errands to run in Stratford, and when we met up for coffee I told him that I’d just spotted a gingerbread house kit in Lakeland, … Continued
Grinling Gibbons
If you’re a fan of Grinling Gibbons, or of wood carving, or of sculpture, or of C17th British history, I can’t recommend too strongly that you take yourself off to Compton Verney in Warwickshire at your earliest convenience, to see … Continued
Emergency wreath
I’m still not feeling the whole Christmas thing, though it’s possible I’ll have worked my way round to it by about Easter. I’m making desultory gestures towards it now though, and today’s were to dig out the Advent arch light … Continued
Bits and pieces
The wreath we use on the front door during December is one I made about fifteen years ago, and I’ve been bored with it for a while, so I’ve been gathering together elements to make a new one. Now though… … Continued
My Precioussssssss
One of the lovely details that made L and G’s wedding so special was that they made each other’s wedding rings, under the tutelage of a Carmarthenshire jeweller called Mark Fenn. R and I were charmed by this – I … Continued
