by Kathleen Murphy | 20 Jan, 2014 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
I knew that I really should have been Christmas shopping. I’ve walked past The Old House Museum for the last twenty years and somehow felt now was the time to re-acquaint myself. Thirty minutes away from the hustle of the High Town was altogether restoring. The...
by Kathleen Murphy | 1 Jan, 2014 | Calendar Blogs, In Print, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
“I’m a compositor” Martin Clark explains, “but not many people will know what that is these days, so you’d better use the term ‘letterpress printer'”. Martin has worked at Tilley Printing for over fifty years, from the age of...
by Kathleen Murphy | 5 Dec, 2013 | Designers & Makers, Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
There is something very inspiring about passion. In this case, I mean passion for one’s work. Sunny visited us with samples of his textile designs a few month’s ago and we were struck by his commitment, enthusiasm and drive. His designs are dramatic, bold...
by Phoebe Clive | 28 Nov, 2013 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Serendipity! Just as I was wondering what to write about ‘Game’ for our December calendar blog, into the shop walked my good friend Mark Coleman clutching and envelope of old pictures that he wanted advice on how to frame. The pictures were all taken on the Glanusk...
by Kathleen Murphy | 1 Nov, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Bangers that go off in the sky early in November are best accompanied by bangers that warm the onlooker. Guy Fawkes night and a hot dog, just like a horse and carriage. Dave Waller is one of the counties most recogniseable butchers and I visited him on the 36th...
by Kathleen Murphy | 30 Sep, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
It looks like being a bumper year for orchard fruits. My conference pears could hang for a few more days before picking but the sight of them spurred me on yesterday to cook a favorite pear recipe, so simple and yet really stunning visually and to one’s taste...
