Never a dull moment in Painswick: House update, Roman soldiers at breakfast, spies at supper, sweethearts in the bush, and a whopping great war story. Click title above and keep reading…
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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
How I Found the House
Cotswold Diary, Note 9
After a wobble, I found my footing. And the house found me.
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
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
Cotswolds Diary, Day 3
Pinching myself to be here after nearly killing myself to get here driving on the left. Not really… but two loud and rather disturbing encounters with curbs and upclose inspections of hedgerows, some of which are now intrinsic parts of my rented automobile. A little Audi almost station wagon, good for toting painting gear. My… Continue reading Cotswolds Diary, Day 3