Devon

  • The Gipsy in the Parlour

    In the heat of a spacious August noon, in the great summer of 1870, the three famous Sylvester women waited in their parlour to receive and make welcome the fourth.  The three famous Sylvester women – Charlotte, Grace and Rachel… Continue reading

  • Taking a Wrong Turning

    The long and winding road… it was the firsttime we had ever seen grass growing in themiddle of the road! Today’s Saturday Snapshot is a kind of follow-up on last week’s, because on the way back from Bigbury Beach and Burgh… Continue reading

  • Literary Landscapes and Broken Computers

    September is here, and I am all behind-hand with everything, and my posts have been a little erratic – but the past few weeks seem to have been a permanent holiday, and we have had a wonderful time. First we… Continue reading

  • An Island Fit For a Crime Queen

    Burgh Island Hotel inspired one of Agatha Christie’s mostfamous crime mysteries This wonderful art deco hotel is on Burgh Island, in Devon, and was the setting for two novels by crime queen Agatha Christie, who lived in Devon and stayed… Continue reading