Many people have a tree or shrub planted in their memory. Unusually, Mary Stewart planted her own before she died. One of a pair of sycamores grown from seed by Mary and her husband Grant, they planted the two trees in our field when we first bought Fillingdon Farm in the winter of 1992, before…
It appears that even the flight of angels can be hampered by a postal strike. But these darlings have beaten the SA postal dispute and have finally landed in time for Christmas. Fashioned from green, brown, blue and clear sea-washed glass, each is an individual sparkling beauty, destined to bring the light of Africa to…
Carved sculptures by the lovely Robyn Gordon really strike a chord. She involves her mind, body and soul when she embarks on creating a sculpture and leaves a little piece of herself in every work. Hence the polarisation of her art. For a few observers, the carvings remain silent. But for the vast majority…
Like most artistic people, Tana Knyvett has more than one string to her bow. Not only can she paint like a dream but, along with her family, she runs Le Cafe Creme, a mobile French Creperie. Their classic Citreon H van has been lovingly restored and converted to serve scumptious sweet and savoury crepes,…