Today we had the final, final farewell meal for family members off to a job working for the British Council in Beijing. Lots of fresh  salads with a mushroom pithivier and chicken breasts stuffed with tarragon and goat’s cheese – meant we could indulge in something special for dessert (with which we don’t normally bother). […]

I made this dressing gown for myself before I had my first baby, fondly imagining that a neck frill was flattering,  the fabric was sensible, soft and warm and that full embroidered sleeves with buttoned cuffs were elegant yet practical for life with a small baby. I did of course soon discover the reality of […]