Alison : This object has floated around in my life all my life. I’ve always loved grey silvery blue, and I … More
Author: Mil Stricevic
Mr Snowball and 3 inches in the bath
Anthony : There is very little that I can tell you about Mr Snowball because no doubt he was given to … More
Diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend
Alison: We thought this week we would honour this very noble smokey quartz crystal because I’ve only just discovered it … More
A love affair with gannets, and fussiness with milk…
Anthony: I’ve had a love affair with gannets every since we went on family sailing holidays as a child. We … More
The ‘astonishing little shrill voice’ that led to the pepper pot
[Alison] This came into my house in about 1960 on a visit to Denmark. I was really visiting an extraordinary … More
Birds & me & our life together
(Alison) This morning I’m going to talk about birds and me and our life together. I’ve been amused that various … More
Alison, Jacqui and the breadknife
I went to Cambridge 1958 – 61 [following] a lovely year off [in which I] spent 3 months in Florence … More
Oh Mr Brown, I thought you were a camel
My interest in brass instruments goes back to playing the french horn at school and I was so enthusiastic… I … More
Imari Bowl
When Standen, which had belonged to the Beale Family, was given to the National Trust, we were all asked whether … More
Childhood Crochet
This is really all about family life in the 1940s, because I was born in 1935 and in all that … More