flowersandstripes

Warmth very kindly bought me a Kindle, for my slightly sleepless nights, now and probably when the baby arrives. I'd thought that a Kind...

'He strayed down a walk edged with box, with apple-trees, pear-trees, and cherry-trees on one side, and a border on the other full of al...

So November is upon us. Hopefully it won't be as bleak as this description in Alaska. 'November was here, and it frightened her be...

Are you enjoying the new series of Downton Abbey? Sunday evenings once more have a rhythm to them. 'I must agree with you when you spe...

Whilst hanging out the washing early yesterday morning the sun was shining and the dew was glistening. "The sun lights up a drop of ...

I'll not be blogging this week as I'm preparing for birthday celebration party at the weekend. A Jay Gatsby party to get me in the m...

Today it's Carol Ann Duffy's birthday and so any excuse for some Duffy. This piece comes from her 'Another Night before Christma...

Another lady, in some ways very different to Lady Slane but in her memories a little similiar. I really enjoyed reading, or rather devouring...

After yesterday's post on painful love let's end Virago Week with our hope for, our experience of a stronger love. 'Christopher ...

I think that this, apart from Jane Austen, was probably my first Virago. This quote is on page four of my original book of quotes, so proba...

No I'll not take the half... No, I'll not take the half of anything! Give me the whole sky! The far-flung earth! Seas and rivers an...

As October is Black History Month I'm going to have a weekly post celebrating it. We'll start off with this passage Nelson Mandela u...