James Joyce, The Dubliners
FRINGE BENEFITS August is here and, with it, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. WI & COUNTRY MARKETS Before 1995 the WI and the WI Country Markets were the same. ST. IVES “Cornwall is a windy place and nowhere far from the sea” is the opening sentence of Lions in the Way. KELMSCOTT MANOR One special joy of walking along the Thames Path through the water meadows of the Infant Thames... LAPSTONE LUXURIES Gloucestershire's hilly landscape is adorned with this inviting Cotswold stone emporium. BUSCOT PARK TEA ROOM Buscot Park Tea Room is nestled into the gardens of Buscot Park in the verdant fields of Oxfordshire. Harry’s Bar, Venice Bellinis and Carpaccio on the Grand Canal SABOR de ANDALUCIA Alegria de Andalucia HIGHLAND BLING - Leckmelm Gardens When you drive up to Scotland from England and approach Carlisle.... KINLOCH LODGE MONARCH OFTHE GLEN Claire Macdonald's Monarch of the Glen CRUFTS’ DOG DAYS If you’re a dog lover, like I am, then Crufts is your cup of tea. IF EVE'S IN JEDDAH, WHERE'S ADAM? ‘Water, water everywhere. Nor any drop to drink … Save Brandy Island Help us save the Infant Thames Rare Book Sale John Chancellor's Renaissance Pavillion Library IN LITTLE ROCK What to do in little Rock, CHANGE OF AIR Sandwich Bay INDIAN SUMMER Autumn in North Cornwall CAFE SOCIETY Lapstone Shop-cum-Cafe in Gloucestershire CLONTER OPERA - 2014 SEASON My own life centres on our family, Capesthorne (where we live), my art and supporting my husband, Bill, in Cheshire... LA BELLE VIE Painting à la FrançaiseOut of Town
“True adventure must be sought abroad. It does not happen to those who remain at home.”