So sorry for the break in communications – it was caused by a ‘cup of tea meets laptop’ moment……
Anyway, back from our 2025 India trip and already planning 2026 – we had a wonderful, joyous time as ever and the big news is I saw a tiger, a wild one and the proof is a photo framed in the shop!
Other news, I have some fab. new kaftans in, plus a new style in beautiful hand block printed organic cotton dresses and lots of gorgeous scarves and pashminas to see you through the summer, your hols, those special occasions or just to perk up your wardrobe.
I have lots of dates planned for the next few months, Sadly I wont be at Marlborough College Summer School as that is not running this year – but I will be in Marlborough – at St Peter’s Church on a few Mondays so hope to catch up with you there.
Here are the dates:
This Saturday and Sunday, 7/8 June I will be at the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally near Devizes.
Sunday 15th June I will be in the Parish Hall in Avebury
28/29 June Cotswold Show near Cirencester
30 June St Peter’s Marlborough
6 July St Peter’s Marlborough
Saturday 12 July The Corn Hall Cirencester
Monday 27th July St Peter’s Marlborough
29/30/31 July The New Forest Show
3 August The Parish Hall Avebury
There are other things in the pipeline so now I am back up and running I will update as we progress through the summer months. I will also post some of my travel pics from our latest trip. I also promise to keep my tea and my laptop at arms length!!
Ooops – update on my dates for December
So sorry, I have an amendment to my December dates – see below.
Saturday 25th The Corn Hall in Cirencester
Sunday 26th December – very excited to be at The Glove Factory in Holt.
Monday 27 pm and Tuesday 28th November all day I will be at The Bowood Gift Fair – APOLOGIES
– I wont be. I had thought that I had secured a place, learnt, this week, that I haven’t – no room at the inn for Parrots & Peonies!!
Saturday 2nd December and Sunday 3rd September at the Avebury Christmas Market
Saturday 9th December & Sunday 10th December The Corn Hall in Cirencester
Dates & places
Summer is with us and kaftans are central stage – really popular as a cool and stylish alternative to tight tees and jeans – just a great all purpose chuck in the suitcase garment!
I am out and about as ever and, going forwardhere are some dates:
I will be at the Cotswold Show this weekend 1/2 July – one of my favourites and I am really looking forward to it.
Saturday 8th July Corn Hall Cirencester
14,21,28 July and 4th August I will be at Marlborough College Summer School
Saturday 29 July I will be at the Warminster Summer Market – another new venue, exciting!
Lots more in August but will post those later when confirmed.
In the meantime, happy summer and happy kaftan and pashmina wearing too!
Off to the land of the Chettinars…..
One of our favourite hidden places, the gracious Visalam hotel hidden amongst the crumbling palaces of the Chettinars. The Chettinars were rich, they built palace after palace from the middle of the 19th century to early 20th – and then they left. Their legacy is the beautiful and melancholy villages with row upon row of architectural gems slowly decaying in the heat of the sun.
Visalam was a private home built for a favourite daughter and is now a small and charming hotel and the perfect base to explore. Take a bicycle or a bullock cart and just wander through the streets – some of the palaces are open with maybe a caretaker to let you in but this is no tourist trap, little known it remains a gem.
It is also the region of the horse temples, out in the countryside, quiet apart from the birdsong and with the astonishing terracotta horses guarding the shrine and offered yearly by villagers. It is also home to my new suppliers of hand loom cotton the Mahalakshmi weavers, so happy to be able to offer this wonderful quality cotton in scarves, shawls and towels.
July dates and places
Just back from fabulous Croatia and gearing up for some busy weeks. I will be at the Cotswold Show in Cirencester on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July and at Barbury International Horse Trials 7th – 10th July. Friday 15th, 22nd, 29th July and Friday 5th August I will be at Marlborough College for their Summer School – looking forward to it all greatly.
The Parrot Cage in The Shambles in Devizes will be open as follows with my chum Karen at the helm so do say hello to her when I am not there!
- Wednesday 29th June
- Thursday 30th June
- Friday 1st July
- Saturday 2nd July
- Sunday 3rd July closed
- Monday 4th July closed
- Tuesday 5th July open
- Wednesday 6th July open
- Thursday 7th July open
- Friday 8th July open
- Saturday 9th July open
- Sunday 10th July closed
- Monday 11th July closed
- Tuesday 12th July open
- Wednesday 13th July open
- Thursday 14th July open
- Friday 15th July open
- Saturday 16th July open
- Sunday 17th July closed
- Monday 18th July closed
- Tuesday 19th July open
- Wednesday 20th July open
- Thursday 21st July open
- Friday 22nd July open
- Saturday 23 July open
- Sunday 24th July closed
- Monday 25th July closed
- Tuesday 26th July open
- Wednesday 27th July open
- Thursday 28th July open
- Friday 29th July open
- Saturday 30th July open
- Sunday 31 July closed.
Below are just 3 of my new and very lovely floral pashminas – there are so many it was hard to choose but they are the perfect accessory for summer – simply stunning!
