Bonne Fete Nationale “Vive le 14 juillet!” Bastille day to the English speaking world, but the French call today the Quatorze Juillet....

The taste of summer One of my favourite summertime jobs in June is collecting elderflowers from our hedgerows here in Normandy and using...

“Most of the dandelions had turned from sun into moons” Vladimir Nobokov The view over our back field, speckled with dandelions. With the...

These absolutely quintessentially French delights are buttery and light, the perfect way to impress visitors as they’re easy to make....

I’ll always choose the cracked bowl, as that’s the one with the story to tell of an adventure and a life well lived. Why discard a loved...

“L’Art pour l’art”… I’ve always believed fashion is art – an expression of beauty, of emotion, and of self. Does art or indeed fashion...

Brocante hunting is for me not just a job, but a passion; a passion that has been with me since I started collecting as a very young...

The Roaring 20s or the Jazz Age - an era of decadence and elegance.