My Hidden Places A new series about food producers and craft industries in our region This month : LE BISCUTERIE de L’ABBAYE. Lonlay d’Abbaye, Orne Approaching the village look out over the hillside beyond the abbey and you will see a haze above the trees, if the wind is in the right directionRead More

With the days slowly lengthening, the garden will soon be springing to life. Snowdrops (and even primroses in my Normandy garden) are appearing and daffodils are showing leaf. So, there’s no time like the present for preparing for the new season. POTATOES February is a good time to order seedRead More

We associate March with spring – which has definitely not sprung this year. The bitter north-easterlies are wreaking havoc with any desire to get out and garden. But it just means that when finally, the wind changes direction, it’ll be a scramble to catch up. Snowdrops Once they’ve finishedRead More

I always find this time of year a time to reflect, a time to enjoy the warmth of my home, read by the fire in the early evening, think and consolidate; learn from my thoughts and experiences over the previous year; prepare my mind and body for the spring and summer months, whatever those monthsRead More