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Picnics & Pimms - Swedish summer solstice celebrations in an English garden
Every year as we approach the longest day of the year, Chilworth Manor opens its gardens for 3 evenings of summer parties now known as...
Julia Stevens
Jun 15, 20172 min read


Once upon a time ... in a magical wonderland
This is one of my favourite photos that I've stumbled across this year. It is my idea of a little piece of heaven on earth, a magical...
Julia Stevens
Jun 8, 20174 min read


Jam & Jerusalem - Quintessentially British summer activities
Summer brings with it the very best of Britishness. There are a multitude of village fetes, fairs, produce shows, and ever since the...
Julia Stevens
Jun 1, 20173 min read


Camping in Cornwall
'Wander a whole summer if you can ... time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening it, it will definitely...
Julia Stevens
May 25, 20174 min read


Why I love the Polo season
'From the outside, the world of Polo seems almost impossibly glamorous: a private elite club of millionaires and royals, of champagne...
Julia Stevens
May 11, 20174 min read


a walk in the woods around Surrey's 'little switzerland' (Brandy & Silk street)
"Everybody needs beauty ... places to play in and pray in where nature may heal & cheer and give strength to the body & soul alike." ...
Julia Stevens
May 4, 20176 min read


The barn swallows are back & picnic season is here
With a May Bank Holiday on the horizon this weekend and the leaves now on the trees, our green and pleasant land is furiously growing its...
Julia Stevens
Apr 27, 20178 min read


Colour in abundance - an ode to creativity
This week I'm talking about creativity having been inspired by the Wisteria bush at Loseley which is just about to show off it's perfumed...
Julia Stevens
Apr 20, 20175 min read


Easter & the man I love
Easter for me means new birth, whether that is as seen in the natural world around me, daffodils, cherry blossom, spring bunnies, Easter...
Julia Stevens
Apr 13, 20176 min read


Bluebell carpets & Spring in the English countryside
I was out walking my brother's dogs, Poppy & Biscuit, last weekend and was delighted to see my first bluebell. There I was meandering...
Julia Stevens
Apr 6, 20175 min read
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