Never say never!

by | Jun 5, 2011 | , , , ,

Never say never. That is something I've learnt as I've grown older.  Things are so black and white when you're a youngster, and as you see more of the world and experience life and injustice and unfairness, you realise that very few things remain so clear. As a...

Links to the other side of the world….

by | May 29, 2011 |

Life is full of lovely surprises!  One happened just this morning.  I was teaching in the studio when my husband popped his head in and informed me that two people had just turned up with connections to our house!  This lovely young couple were on holiday in the area,...

Moggie Meanderings

by | May 15, 2011 | , ,

This week, we have added to the owner occupier number in our house.  We used to have a couple of cats, but the road that runs to the front of our property can be dangerous to unwary felines, and we have lost the last three to cars.  So we vowed not to have any more...

The Law of the Seed

by | May 1, 2011 | , , ,

A few years ago, I set up a weaving workshop for 60 weavers in Oman, a country bordered by Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and across the Straits of Hormuz from Iran.  Oman is a fascinating place, as are its people, and one of the people I met stays in contact with me, regularly...

Gascony – Gastronomy

by | Apr 25, 2011 | , , ,

Gascony - gastronomy. The two words fit each other like a glove. Add the village of Gramont and you have a perfect fit! We were in Gramont, near St Clar, in the Gers region of Gascony (south west France in the midi-Pyrenees) for my husband's 50th birthday treat - a...

Cooking in SW France

by | Apr 17, 2011 | , ,

We are on our way to a week's cookery course in the south west of France, near Toulouse, for my husband's 50th birthday celebrations.  It was fun choosing which course to enrol on as there are so many different types of holiday courses for food, and just about...