Letters from The Jane Austen Festival 2016 – part one

September 30, 2016

Thanks to my husband’s interest in military history, we got into the civilian side things in advance of the Waterloo …

A letter from Spetchley Park – part three

August 17, 2015

…cont Goodness, how I have run on, and I have scarcely recounted the first morning’s events! I must try to …

August 17, 2015

…cont The trip to Spetchley Park took but a moment, but after arrival, we were inevitably delayed by Mr F- …

August 17, 2015

Huge thank you to Spetchley Park for its recent multi-period history event. Myself and Mr Frocksandbikes attended as part of the …

February 20, 2015

Originally posted on The Tootsie Rollers:
1. You expect every kiss to be like this… V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred…

September 19, 2014

Dear Sister, you may be wondering how much more there can be to write of, now that The Incident has …

May 22, 2014

It’s the local council and European elections in England and Northern Ireland today, which means that up and down the …

April 21, 2013

Norman Parkinson, a man from another era, but an astute chronicler of the fashion and mores of generations. Will you …

April 10, 2013

The launch of the frocksandbikes blog, where I will be reporting on everything I love, but mainly: fashion – the …