Author: Frances

Cotswold Diary, Note 11, Debra

Caution: This post contains pole dancing.
Based on a true story that happened near us in the Cotswolds, Heavenly Bodies follows the plight of a tiny but devoted group of elderly ladies determined to keep their small parish church afloat. At their wits’ end, they agree to allow a pole-dancing instructor to set up shop in the chapel. What could possibly go wrong…

Cotswold Diary, Note 10

I’ve been meaning to write an update, but I’m not agile enough actually to do things and to post things at the same time, and there’s been a lotta doin’. That and wanting to write the perfect pithy thing and letting perfect get in the way of okay, as in doing anything at all. That… Continue reading Cotswold Diary, Note 10

Is the Camino Calling You?

Are you on your path? In alignment with where you are and where you want to go? As the New Year wears in, our resolve may wear thin, our clarity may dim. Or maybe we are making it too hard.   Many who walk the Camino de Santiago find it is a way to their path, and… Continue reading Is the Camino Calling You?

Why I Bought a House in the Cotswolds
Cotswold Diary, Note 8

Warning: This post has more I’s in it than the word Mississippi X 20. Excuse me (and I), but I reckon a personal question asks a personal answer, so here it is: Why did I buy a house in the Cotswolds? If you follow my wildly sporadic posts, you may recall that last summer I… Continue reading Why I Bought a House in the Cotswolds
Cotswold Diary, Note 8

Clarity Begins at Home, Workshop 2024

New Year, New You! Clear the clutter in your home and your head to make 2024 the year that your resolution to “get organized” gets real! Clear a path toward your purpose and an even more meaningful life. Join Barbara Reich and me in the return of our (super-popular!)  Clarity Begins at Home workshop on… Continue reading Clarity Begins at Home, Workshop 2024

Watercolor Workshop in Cornwall
October 6-11, 2024

Register for Painting in Cornwall   The dramatic cliffs and panoramic coastal views of Cornwall long to be captured by the artist’s vision (that would be you!), just as the the artist is captured by the windswept romance of this beloved  British county. For details and to register, click here, and please feel free to… Continue reading Watercolor Workshop in Cornwall
October 6-11, 2024

Crackling Bread for Christmas Morn (or Any Morn)

The caviar of cornbread is what this is. Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, studded with salty bits of fried pork rind (crackling) goodness. Ten minutes to make, 30-40 to bake, freezes beautifully. Our mama made this for Christmas morning every year, with Dortch’s* sausage biscuits, Moravian bread, ambrosia, and grits casserole. If… Continue reading Crackling Bread for Christmas Morn (or Any Morn)

Clarity Begins at Home — Workshop Jan-Feb 2024

 The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul   than their simplicity might suggest. –Thomas Moore So you’ve decided to get organized? Or maybe just tidy and freshen up for the New Year? Begin with clearing the clutter in your head and in your home. Learn to… Continue reading Clarity Begins at Home — Workshop Jan-Feb 2024

Watercolor Workshop in the Cotswolds,
September 26-October 1, 2024

Join us this glorious, blooming spring as we again travel to paint and wander about the Cotswolds this September 26 to October 1, 2024. We can’t wait to get back to our beloved Cotswolds to paint again with the wonderful and talented teacher Andrew Hucklesby. . By us I mean virtuoso watercolorist, wonderful person, and… Continue reading Watercolor Workshop in the Cotswolds,
September 26-October 1, 2024

Come Paint with Us in Beautiful Britain!
Workshops in the Cotswolds and Cornwall

In the Cotswolds, September 26 – October 1, 2024 Register for Cotswolds  Announcing new watercolor workshops this coming spring and summer. Join instructor Andrew Hucklesby and me for plein air painting in the idyllic countryside and charming villages of the Cotswolds in September or along the sweeping and dramatic coastal cliffs and beaches of Cornwall… Continue reading Come Paint with Us in Beautiful Britain!
Workshops in the Cotswolds and Cornwall