Almost where ever you walk in Ely, you can see the Cathedral. It is located in the centre of the city, and as you walk through the surrounding streets and parkland, you’ll catch glimpses of the dreamy spires. The West Tower is 65.5m tall, so it rises up dramatically from the flat Fenland landscape, it’s… Read More »
Days out
Tove Jansson – more than the Moomins
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent – never lose your invaluable curiosity and let yourself die. It’s as simple as that, no?” Tove Jansson Tove Jansson is most famous as creator and writer of the much loved Moomin children’s books. I grew up with Moomintroll, the Snork Maiden,… Read More »
Hello autumn garden
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been out and about exploring some of the amazing walled gardens in North Norfolk for a magazine feature. Above is a dahlia display at Blickling. I love walled gardens because I always think I can learn something from them. Huge, open landscaped country gardens are stunning, of course,… Read More »