Horsham, beaches, ice cream, wildlife and wine
While I have wrestled with the lurgy (honestly, who gets the lurgy in the summer), the year quietly slipped into July, and we were all
Autumn colours, Sussex fodder, a mini break & the Bloomsbury Trail
There have been days this week when you could be forgiven ...
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Jazz, poets, cycling and exploring
I have a fabulously diverse line up of ideas for you ...
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A legend, a harvest, an autumn trail & things to do in Chichester
Just two weeks ago, I was writing about the baked earth ...
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Wonderful Winchelsea, hello autumn, NGS gardens and a simple Sussex sausage meat recipe
On my early morning walk this morning, there was a low ...
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Art Deco style, what’s on in September & a walk, a hop & a cat!
We seem to be hurtling our way through August but I ...
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Giants, walks, and lots of great local food and produce
It’s been a funny old week of sunshine and showers. On ...
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Wine & wildlife, cycle trails, horse racing & afternoon tea
High summer is fully upon us and the fruit trees and ...
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Cuckoos, islands, food trails & strange things
What a week! As I type, the rain is gently falling ...
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Good food, hidden corners, heritage railways & things to do
Well the weather may have cooled a little but the sense ...
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Explore the Sussex coast, go on a food trail, visit a NGS garden or try a remote and gorgeous walk
What I’ve noticed most this week is how scorched the landscape ...
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Gardens, lidos, July ideas & a strawberry smash!
Holy smoke, it’s hot! How are you coping? Are you coping? Or have you given up, and retired to underneath a tree in the garden? I’m quite
Peasants, gardens, secrets and the Solstice
Another week has flown by, and it is hard to believe we’re nearly at the turning point of the year, the Summer Solstice. I tend to
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Who Am I Really?
I’ve always rather flippantly referred to myself as
A Walking Dee-saster
I’ve become accustomed to gazing wistfully at stylish
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The Pirates of Rye
If you wake at midnight, and hear a horse’s feet, Don’t go drawing back the blind, or looking in the street, Them that ask no
Sussex Book Review: 111 Places in Hastings and Rye That You Shouldn’t Miss
111 Places in Hastings and Rye That You Shouldn’t Miss By Norman Miller Published by Emons RRP: £13.99 First impressions: Size, quality and design At
Winchelsea’s Gastronomic Promenade
There is something wonderful about a walking meal. And if you’ve ever taken part in a Randonnée Gourmande in France, the Italian Magnalonga wine festivals
Horsham’s Hidden (Or Not So Hidden) Stories
You may know Horsham for its market square, independent shops and café culture, but it’s also a town full of surprises. Dragons, dinosaurs, an Indian