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.

Frances Lawrence 29/10/2024 Frances Lawrence 29/10/2024

Mushroom Risotto

Recipe for an autumnal oven-baked mushroom risotto, portioned for a moderate 2 person meal, saving space for a dessert.

Frances Lawrence 19/12/2021 Frances Lawrence 19/12/2021

Leeds to Turin - 4 nights in Winter

Travelling in winter, itinerary journal of our stay in Turin, Northern Italy

Frances Lawrence 28/12/2020 Frances Lawrence 28/12/2020

Manchester to Turin and Monferrato, Piedmont: a city and road-biking travel itinerary for early Autumn

Travelling in autumn, my imagined itinerary for 10 nights in Turin and Piedmont. Ideas for a tour of the Abarth Factory, a cocktail experience at the home of Martini, day bike tours around the rolling green hills of the Monferrato, and exciting gourmet experiences

Frances Lawrence 05/10/2020 Frances Lawrence 05/10/2020

Manchester to Noto Valley, Sicily - 10 nights in Spring

Travelling in spring, journal and itinerary of my 10 night stay in the Noto Valley