July
As another hot English summer begins we run away to sea for a few days. The dog likes the beaches of Norfolk nearly as much as the ones in Fife.
I spend a blissful day with Jo Flowers at her new studio in the heart of Settle Norfolk and it provides enough inspiration to get me through the rest of the summer. We chat about her upcoming wedding and how hard it is to find the right underwear and she shows me the invitations and her perfect colour palettes, as well as Cabin Number 1, which will be the bridal suite. Her attention to detail is something else and I can see that she’s creating a very special place there.
Mid-July sees the first Simply Yorkshire Retreat and, together with Frida Kim, I spend a few days flowering, laughing and showing Courtney, Darines, Helen and Kirsty the very best bits of our area, including that special garden at Dove Cottage as well as my favourite pub, The Shibden Mill. The gin bar I leave up at Old Cragg Hall Barn seems to be much appreciated and apparently the view up there is far better with a glass in your hand.
Carol Siddorn sends tomatoes. They sit on the kitchen windowsill where all the best treasures go, so I can look at them all the time. The Tagetes in the garden might be my favourite flowers this year.
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