I don’t always ‘get’ cafés. They used to say in London that you were never more than six feet away […]
Give us this day
I have just finished reading David Sedaris’s book ‘Theft by finding’, which is a collection of edited highlights from his […]
Sunshine and playing favourites
Recently my friend, writer Victoria Blake, recommended my blog for a Sunshine Blogger Award. I was very touched, especially as […]
Cities that soar
The recent spate of terrorist attacks and the horrific Grenfell Tower fire made me realise just how much I still […]
Natural balance
You know the thing – a postcard showing a view of a town or a building and in the corner […]
Standing for something.
What do you think of the word iconic? Rather like the word luxury, it’s thrown around with abandon: I can […]
Utopian dreams and reality
2016 was not exactly a year filled with inspiration and it says something that many of us are greeting 2017 […]
The same old story
My suburb is undergoing an explosion of growth. Due to a change in local planning law, it is now possible […]
Who needs architecture?
My recent trip to Europe was all about nature and walking. Which was completely different to last year’s trip, which […]
The princess and the pea
I sit down to write about architecture, a few pieces for my regular spot on Blueprint for Living. I have […]
