I've just come in from the garden on this humid morning and want to pass on a few tips for hot and dry summer gardening. I know there a...

A couple of weeks ago I was asked on Instagram what my connection to Clare Bowditch was because she'd thanked me, as one of many, in he...

This is our new cottage garden. I started it in August and it's growing well but it's not quite finished. We've gone from tendi...

Today, I've written about our Bosch induction stove top, Bosch heat pump clothes dryer and Miele dishwasher. Water and energy efficienc...

Hello sewers. I've started a sewing bee involving recycling old fabric. You can recycle unused old fabric from your stash, an old dress...

It's been a crazy week with many visitors, reading, gardening, rest and a lot of busyness snaking through my days. The highlight of the...

It will be cloudy here today with a minimal chance of rain so I'll be out in the garden planting up geranium Rozanne, a Lillipop Soda P...

I've been working in my garden for a few weeks transitioning from a vegetable to a cottage garden and trying to get everything read...

This is a continuation of this story   We set off on our first book tour just before Down to Earth was to be published on 22 February,...

A few new readers have ask about my books, how I got published and how I fit writing into my daily routine, so I thought  there may be othe...