Embarking on an ambitious building project such as ours involves keeping the faith. Holding the vision that the finished result will be worth all the chaos and confusion and expense. That the piles of wood and builders’ rubbish outside the kitchen door will one day be a garden full of flourishing fruit and vegetables, flowers [...]
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25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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Well, the puppies are chubbing up nicely – and Wilma is beginning to spend a little more time away from them, rootling around in the garden while we take the chance to cuddle and get to know her offspring….
And the house is coming along well, too. With the arrival of the puppies and Mary starting [...]
5 SEPTEMBER 2008
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First things first…..
… Wilma had six lovely puppies late on Wednesday night – two days after we moved in to the railway carriage house. They are all doing well, in a homemade whelping box in the compartment that used to be the spare bedroom. The excitement over these new lives – and admiration for [...]
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MY CURRENT BOOKS
Homemade: Gorgeous Things to Make with Love
with Ros Badger
(Collins £20).
People have been talking about the Weekend Book in messages here, so I thought I would put a cover up (click for a link to order it) - and one of my next book (written with my friend Ros Badger ) - which will be out in early May. As people who have always made things at home - Ros is a great knitter and crocheter, and I love making things from the garden, whether that's planting up pots as presents, cooking chutney and jams or festooning the house with leaves and flowers - we've collected some of what we think are our best ideas into a book of around 80 projects, all of which have all been beautifully photographed. For more on these books, and the others that I have written, and links to order them, please go to my website and click on Books.
The Wonderful Weekend Book: Reclaim Life's Simple Pleasures
(John Murray £12.99)
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