We often picture reading as an indoor activity, but this doesn’t mean we have to feel cut-off from the outside world when we are engrossed in our reading: there are plenty of books written specifically to keep us feeling connected to the world outside our windows, divided chronologically, by month or by season, guiding us through the year with every page.

Advent is a special time in our household: a time to disconnected from some things, and to reconnect with others; to relax and entertain.

Earlier this month, to prepare for St Edmund's Day, we visited Hoxne in search King Edmund and his legend…

A few weekends ago, as a (very belated) Birthday present for Elle, we had a morning of pottery painting at the Hatter Street Studio.