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From the archives: New York part 2
Here’s a neat idea that I really liked at the time but never got around to doing myself – dark pink tulips, ‘Absalon’, mixed with dark purple pansies and curly … Read more
From the archives: New York part 1
Almost three years ago to the day, I went to New York. Spring comes a few weeks later there – tulips and blossom were only just coming out and there … Read more
The Lyric, Hammersmith
My friend Jo works in a darkened room in Hammersmith, in a TV editing suite. If she manages to escape for a lunch break, this is where she goes. It’s … Read more
Ooh la la!
‘LET’S GET OUT OF HERE – THE PRICES ARE RIDICULOUS!!!’ cried Vicky after we’d been lured into Anthropologie by a nice dress in the window (price tag: £198). In that … Read more
The Inner Temple Garden
I didn’t get many pics of the Inner Temple Garden as it started to rain (hooray) but I did grab a few of the pots that flank some steps near … Read more
Hosepipe ban
Now here’s a sight many of us won’t be seeing for a while: a sprinkler gently watering a border. I took this pic at the Inner Temple Garden the other … Read more
It’s a mash-up
La Gomera is a lovely island, but aspects of it played with my head. For starters it has a dramatic volcanic landscape with a green and ancient rainforest on the … Read more