The Quest for England
I am back in Lewes to see Kym Murdon to understand the art of Storytelling. Wikipedia says: Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral […]
Today I am chatting with authoress, Elizabeth Housden, at her home in Hampshire. She has recently completed a romantic historic thriller, a trilogy based on the unlawful goings-on with smugglers on the Isle of Wight. Liz has approached me to help produce a teaser video for both readers and publishers to explore more, and also […]
Today I go to find out about the power of the herb, not necessarily for cooking, but for health in the whole body. I travel to Lewes in East Sussex to meet Kym Murden, practising herbalist. As Kym says on her website, ‘I grow, collect and harvest as many herbs to make my remedies as […]
I am back in the rural village of Duncton for the last time in this mini series, putting the community and its heritage under the microscope. John Robbins takes me on a journey following the course of the downland spring water; the reason for the village to have been settled by the Neolithic people and […]
My good friend, Kevin Hall, has agreed to help me decorate my house – the hall and stairwell. It is a Victorian terrace and it got me thinking. What are the issues about decorating and repairing old period houses? And what paint should you use? Kevin is a professional painter and decorator and has some […]
My beautiful daughter, Georgie, is back from New Zealand after being there a year. I wanted to ask her how she got on, what life is like on the other side of the world and how it compares to the UK. Georgie is in her mid twenties and went with a girl friend with the […]