Embroidering these whitework cushions gave me so much pleasure – there’s little to beat the contentment and tactile delight to be had from pulling smooth cotton thread through almost gritty, slightly resistant linen and seeing the sheen of the resultant flat stitches covering the cloth like a fine cashmere blanket laid softly on top of […]

If the British fall to talking about the weather as a default topic whenever conversation flags, this week will have helped roll along the wheels of social interchange better than a generous dose of WD 40. Monday brought heavy rain to Cheltenham and even flooding in other parts of the county. Then, on Tuesday, after […]