Connect with the season, in every sense FULLY BOOKED, WITH OUR GRATITUDE On Sunday afternoon, 23 November 2025 , between 2.00pm and 5.00pm you’re invited to come and create seasonal winter wreaths with me in Hoddleston, Darwen. Maria Grieco, private chef, who has built a beautifully intimate dining space at her home, opens her doors for this wonderful afternoon of wreath-making together. I'm delighted about this chef and creator collaboration where Maria and I both share wit

Hello all We're in mid September and Autumn has properly arrived, hasn't it? The nights are drawing in, and there's a little chill to the air. We have circled around again to the time of year when thoughts turn to decorating our doors, dressing in our thicker jumpers and hunkering down. Some of you may have been foraging for fruits to make jams and preserves, chutneys or other seasonal delights, and given how quickly time is moving on, I'm inviting first bookings for Winter

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Dear friends and followers, I hope you are all well. I’m long overdue a space over on Substack to let loose the wordsmith in me. My...

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Hello all..... I have news to share; After a patient wait for my ‘perfect’ growing space, and in a place that I’ve come to treasure, I’m...

I have often thought that there is a lost connection to the seasons amongst many, many people. When we don’t embrace a seasonal life, we...

Hello all I hope you're well. I'm newly introducing a new blended workshop for March that brings together the best of English seasonal...

Hello all Firstly, I wish you well for all that 2025 will bring your way It's a year that hopefully holds much promise for all of us. ...

Hello all Just a note to say I’m grateful beyond measure for the connections made this year, and my heartfelt thanks to you all for...

Hello all I'm adding a brief update about winter wreath workshops. All dates are now available to book. Places at Brinscall Hall are...

Hello wreath-makers, I’m sharing this note to let you know that I'm back at my favourite haunt again this year for another season of...

September song .. I'm grateful to all of you who came to chat and connect with me at Brinscall Hall today, home of the School of...

Winter wreath workshops are coming to Brinscall Hall on Saturday, 23rd November and again on Saturday 7th December. They will run from...

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