mrs miniver's daughter

On a day with a glimmer of sunshine (at last), I glimpsed a flash of lapis blue as last year's hyacinths begin to open (and felt glad th...

What high hopes I had of Wild Romance for this true Victorian scandal inspired Wilkie Collins, among others, who borrowed from it for his n...

Black Swan is bizarre, erotic, totally barking mad and absolutely beautiful ... And I lapped up every preposterous minute and wished it was ...

It says something about my squandered afternoon that I caught Jamie Oliver recommending tapas of cheese, honey and coffee. That's right....

Hurray, the first snowdrops and a glimpse of daffodils and tulips starting to appear, and next year's tiny fircones forming on the trees...

'And still Mrs Miniver had not bought herself a new engagement book, but was scribbling untidy notes on the fly-leaf of the old one....

I love it when an exhibition makes me open my eyes. And think as well as look. I got off to a great start at the Royal Academy's British...