The fifth instalment of 'Five nice things' has arrived. See the previous one here . In the Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing  by Various , £9.99. Over half way through this lovely book of essays published by Daunt Books Publishing.  In the Garden brings tog…

On Friday I got back from a short trip to London. I spent 3 nights in a little studio at  The Westbourne Hyde Park Hotel in Paddington, a lovely gem right by Lancaster Gate tube station and Hyde Park. I had three objectives during this trip. One was to see The Arnolfi…

Part 3 of building an interior design scheme based around a painting!  Today's scheme is based on The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard . Fluffy, sweet, and naughty. The Swing , also known as The Happy Accidents of The Swing , is an 18th-century oil painting by Jean-…