Keeping a manor house clean
At the beginning of December as we approach Christmas, I realise I have to do a big cleaning in the…
The Chesterfield Sofa
What comes to your mind when you see a Chesterfield sofa? A billiard room, or a library in an English…
Stowe – The perfect landscape garden
I think, probably most of us has a picture in mind about a romantic, sometimes mysterious English landscape garden, with…
The nanny, the nursemaid and the governess
These women were slightly in a different and special position at grand houses because they looked after the family’s children…
An English funeral
In loving memory of Richard Death is part of life. Or it should be. When I suddenly and unexpectedly…
Is Hallowe’en distasteful?
Intro Poirot is sitting in an art deco armchair and listening to the radio, his valet, George whose name is…
Does apple pie come from England or the US?
There is a saying in America, “as American as an apple pie” when describing something that is typically American. This…
An Apple variety that even has a Twitter account
No, I do not mean the technology company, or the apple on the featured image (the latter will be discussed…
Where can you find a Wyvern, a Patagonian foot and a Plunge pool?
I don’t know about you, but as far as I am concerned, I prefer châteaus and stately homes to fortresses…
How The Curry Got To England – With A Recipe
Maybe most of us know that curry has become the national dish of the United Kingdom. As the National Curry…