Under Dan the Gardener’s watchful eye, I’ve busted out the dumper to start the groundworks for our “jardin à l’anglaise”.…
We create a new storage system for our kitchen cupboard, to save us from the horror of sorting through the…
The 1980s come to the chateau in Barbara Cartland saccharine splendour as I cook a Valentine’s feast for all of…
My French mother hasn’t met Philip since he became my boyfriend. Because there’s a 21 year age gap between us,…
In the calm after Christmas, we get back to work on the chateau, clearing the porcelain, preparing for Nic and…
It’s Christmas Eve and we gather in the winter salon for the final Christmas cadeaux of the year… In ‘Cadeaux…
THE CHRISTMAS DIARIES: CHRISTMAS DAY!!! After all of our preparations during advent, the moment has finally arrived – it’s CHRISTMAS!!!…
THE CHRISTMAS DIARIES: 24th day of ADVENT!!! It’s Christmas Eve and I get all of the stockings ready before going…
THE CHRISTMAS DIARIES: 22nd day of ADVENT!!! My aunt and I turn the chateau’s entrance hall into a floristry studio…
THE CHRISTMAS DIARIES: 20th day of ADVENT!!! My French aunt and I prepare French dishes for our Christmas gathering… If…
THE CHRISTMAS DIARIES: 18th day of ADVENT!!! Today I head to our local French town to get delicious food from…
THE CHRISTMAS DIARIES: 17th day of ADVENT!!! We decorate the dining room in preparation for our first Christmas evening with…