Refining.
Noticing nuance and details improves my making and my choosing. Connecting who I am with what I make, where I do and what I do enriches my memory, my connection, my story, creating an ocean of detail.
Making clothes, travel itineraries and food.
Here, I write about that.
Leeds to Quimper, Brittany: an active itinerary for Spring
Itinerary for a springtime 7-night holiday in Brittany, with medieval Quimper as the base. Cider, cycling, springtime walks, crepes and art.
Leeds to Brest, Brittany: an off-season itinerary for the end of Winter
Travelling in the off-season of winter, itinerary for 7 nights in Finistere. Winter hikes, thalasso therapy, eating crepes, visiting medieval towns and castles, and admiring the early sunset in pretty port towns.
Apricot jam
Recipe for homemade apricot jam, more apricot than sugar.
Leeds to Belgian Ardennes and France - 14 nights in Summer
Itinerary journal of my jam-packed summer touring holiday through the Belgian Ardennes and Northern France, starting with a ferry from Hull into Rotterdam.
Leeds to Morbihan, Brittany: an independent travel itinerary with road biking and city break
Travelling in early summer, my imagined itinerary for 10-11 nights in Nantes and the Gulf of Morbihan. Ideas for biking, art trails, a bit of Jules Verne, eating crepes, visiting medieval towns and castles, and admiring the sunset in pretty port towns
Leeds to Avignon, France - 7 nights in Spring
Using historic Avignon as a base for exploring the Luberon and the Alpilles, an itinerary with time for biking, river kayaking and soaking up the provencal atmosphere. Our experience and verdict