Herry's Journal

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”  “The wound is the place whe...

Wind This house has been far out at sea all night, The woods crashing through darkness, the booming hills, Winds stampeding the f...

Ashtall Manor Wait For Me by the youngest of the Mitford sisters, Debo Devonshire, is a delight, describing their lives and as well as...

I had thought that the garden would look near its best in June, when the euphorbias and roses were out, but in fact it seems to be flowe...

Photo by Robery Wu of Herry and the party guests Herry's 70th birthday lunch was held for 70 people at Old Swan House on 11th July...

Cascades , a beautiful modern flower arrangement exhibition, was held in Winchester Cathedral between 23rd - 28th June 2015, ...

The famous west front of Wells Cathedral contains one of the largest collections of mediaeval sculpture  At last I have managed to visi...

Rose Tour de Malakoff The magnificent rose garden at Mottisfont is at its best in May and June, but I don't always manage to visi...

I have been a supporter of the National Gardens Scheme for years and love visiting their gardens myself, but faced opening Old Swan House ...

The Palace Hotel, Tokyo, seen across Hibiya Park Returning to the Palace Hotel after several years, finding it completely rebuilt and a...