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I'm off work this week and all over the country - on Saturday it was London to catch up with some old school friends, it was also the op...

I've got lots to write about at the moment, but am off to Inverness for a few days tomorrow so most of it is going to have to wait until...

I bought this book back in April, partly inspired by the lovely (Scottish) £5 note that bears Shepherd's  face (the other side has a pai...

We saw this on Monday night at the RSC, and all I really want to say about it is go and see it. I've been enthusiastic about Marlowe s...

R and I haven't been to Stratford as often as we generally do this year (though we're making up for it with two visits in 5 days her...

The promise of this cake was what sold me on 'Sweet', Vineyard cake, also called Cleopatra cake, is filled with grapes, and uses mos...

Today has been a bank holiday lieu day, much needed after a couple of very hectic weeks at work have left me feeling thoroughly washed out. ...

Given that it's only just over an hour away from me I don't know why it took me so long to find out about Wightwick Manor (there...

Collecting art is one of the things that makes my heart sing, it's also something I spend a lot of time thinking, plotting, and planning...

One of the great joys of blogging (and life generally, I cannot over sell how exciting this is) is that occasionally a highly coveted book w...