by Sharon Santoni | Apr 20, 2018 | books, home and garden
A sure sign of the spring arriving here is whether or not we can have breakfast outside. Last weekend it was possible at last and I savored every minute of it. Why do we love to eat outside so much? Is it just a need for natural light, the touch of the sun on our...
by Sharon Santoni | Apr 2, 2018 | books, home and garden
My easter weekend has been spent in the garden …. not in the bright beautiful sunshine you see in these pictures, but beneath a menacing grey sky. If you had stopped by you would have found me in muddy boots, wearing an old ‘gardening’ coat, either...
by Sharon Santoni | Mar 20, 2018 | books
I met David Phillips, author of Reflections of Venice, through my friend, the wonderful author and photographer Georgianna Lane. I love beautiful travel photography, explorations of cities, and artful details , especially through the eyes of someone as talented as...
by Sharon Santoni | Dec 4, 2017 | books, home and garden
Every year at this time it’s the same debate – what colour for Christmas? It’s not an earth shattering decision, the result will never affect world peace, or the curves of the stock market, but for me it is important. Goodness knows I have...
by Sharon Santoni | Sep 13, 2017 | books, food, french living
The local markets are rich right now as the first local pears and apples arrive from orchards, the plum season continues, grapes are displayed in sweet smelling crates and of course it is mushroom season. To get good crops of autumn mushrooms the weather needs to be...
by Sharon Santoni | Jul 28, 2017 | books, french living
My new book is released on the 8th August and it is an exciting moment. Turning the pages of the author copy that arrived here a couple of weeks ago has brought it all back to me. Because writing and creating a book is a process. This book is entitled My French...
