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Elspeth Thompson is a British writer specialising in gardening, interiors and greener living. For further information see the website elspeththompson.co.uk. This is her first Blog, focusing on the transformation of a cottage made from two Victorian railway carriages into the eco-house of her dreams.

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on March 31, 2008 at 9:35 am | Reply Helena Amourdedieu

Dear Elspeth,

I would like to get in contact with your regarding an editorial project with a japanese publishing house called Editions Paumes. Could you contact me at helena.amourdedieu@gmail.com ? (i couldn’t find an email address on your site…)

Thanks in advance,

Helena
on June 9, 2008 at 1:16 pm | Reply Mary Allagianni/ Liberis Publications S.A.

Dear Elspeth,
I would like to get in contact with you regarding a text written by you which we’ve requested from UK House&Garden magazine, October/2006 issue, pages 204-207, titled “Paean to green”.
Please could you be so kind and contact with me at
allagianni@liberis.gr

Thank you so much,

Best
Mary
on July 5, 2008 at 2:28 pm | Reply vivh

So pleased to have found your blog. I am a great fan of your beautiful writing. Good luck with the railway carriage house.
on July 20, 2008 at 5:36 pm | Reply The Garden Monkey

Thank you for the link and the comments

GMx
on September 14, 2008 at 12:41 pm | Reply Gavin Ryan

Hi Elspeth!

Been a long time…I am still in Serbia and now own a publishing company. You know anything about plants in Eastern Europe?

Look forward to hearing,

G.
on December 16, 2008 at 2:26 pm | Reply Hannah Murray

Dear Elspeth,

I contacted your publishers John Murray a few weeks ago, as I very much wanted to set up a telephone interview with you for this Friday 19th at 12.45pm UK time to talk about your latest book ´The Wonderful Weekend Book´
I thought I´d try and contact you directly, as I haven´t heard back from the publishers as to whether it´s possible or not.
We are Radio Europe Mediteranneo, Spain´s largest English speaking radio network, broadcasting to approx a million listeners. Please see our website http://www.rem.fm
Please can you email me on hannahm@rem.fm regarding your availability.
Kind regards,
Hannah Murray
on January 16, 2009 at 3:05 am | Reply blossom

Dear Elspeth,
I just found your book The Wonderful Weekend Book, it is delightful and heartwarming reading. Just brings you back to the simple things. So far i have wrote a long letter which i thoroughly enjoyed(i definetly will have to do more of that!). At the present time we are painting my daughters room so i was able to take her whole bed out to the backyard and luxuriate in the comfort of looking at the night sky from the cosiest of positions(I am not a camper). I have started making my recipe book and have sent out letters to friends and relatives to supply me with their favourite summer dish(i am from Australia) handwritten of course. Then i will try them out on the family and also write comments on what the family thinks.
Now since i have visited your website i will definetly start collecting nature to display around the home , how beautiful and even though i am a shocking gardener i will try and do a few things(eg. grow herbs)
Thankyou very much for sharing your thoughts in this delightful book and now in this web. I love the idea of making train carriages into a home .I love your huge kitchen table . Unfortunately we have a tiny house but i can dream.
Keep sharing i am loving it
Blossom
- on January 16, 2009 at 12:26 pm | Reply elspeththompson
  
  Wow – what a lovely comment! Thanks. Glad you are enjoying it…
  Sometimes I wonder why I am doing it and how/if to keep it up now the major building work (which I set up the Blog to document) is finished. But I enjoy it too. And I like having a record (like the physical scrapbook or album I do not keep) – and we do still have a fair way to go, so thanks for your enthusiasm…
  xx E
on April 20, 2009 at 4:03 pm | Reply Alice

Hi Elspeth,

Would it be possible for you to send me your email address? We have an exhibition coming up that I would love to discuss with you,
Best wishes,
Alice
on May 1, 2009 at 1:35 pm | Reply Sarah

Dear Elspeth

Absolutely love The Wonderful Weekend Book and waited patiently for Homemade which arrived today. Looks really lovely and inspiring. However there is a ‘typo’ you might want to change before the next edition as it changes the sense of the sentence completely.
Back to the book now!

All the Best

Sarah
on June 28, 2009 at 9:41 am | Reply Angie Nolan

I recently purchased The Wonderful Weekend Book and luxuriously dip into it on a regular basis for ideas on how to enrich our weekends. It has also had an unexpected use…I am a Stop Smoking Advisor for the NHS and many of my clients use cigarettes as a form of reward. Often stopping smoking leaves them feeling a bit lost and lacking a ‘treat’. I have started recommending your book and urged them to plan treats and rewards from it. Amazing successes! Thank you.
on June 28, 2009 at 9:14 pm | Reply Kari

I came across your blog a couple of weeks ago and have so enjoyed reading it. I am the author of The Secret Remedy Book (illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin). I love anything to do with children’s literature, and there is something so very storybook-wonderful about making a home out of two old Victorian railway carriages! I loved The Boxcar Children as a child, and so you take me right back to my nine-year-old self. Also, I am in great admiration for those of you who are blogging. My husband is helping me start a blog of my own and ~ omigosh! ~ it is harder to do than we thought. But you are inspiring me to persevere!! Thank you so very much for sharing the unfolding story of your railway carriages with the world, and greetings from the other side of the world, from Kari (rhymes with starry) in Texas.
on July 19, 2009 at 5:34 am | Reply Gina Portman

Hi Elspeth

Intrigued by the water chain, would love to find out more

Gina
on August 5, 2009 at 10:28 am | Reply Amanda Wordsworth

I am sure that you get bombarded with emails and new ideas that people want you to promote – so apologies on the offstart!!

I have started a company called Kitaura Designs – the main products are tablecloths with central holes to enable the umbrella. They all have a seam of either buttons or poppers (the wax ones) to allow you to take the cloth off without taking the umbrella out. The cloths come in a variety of colours – turquoise/lime – beige/linen – pink spots and blue spots. The spotty ones also come in a wax material. They do make any garden table look extremely smart certainly enhance them.

I also have matching napkins, bunting and seat covers.

Please do have a look at my webstie – http://www.kitaruadesigns.co.uk . I would be happy to send you any information or samples, if you wish. If you have any suitable articles that you could include these – of course, I would be most grateful.

I must say, I think they are great!!!

Many thanks for your time.

Amanda Wordsworth