by Louise Bowditch | Aug 5, 2013 | LOVES, THOUGHTS
Well, a few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of meeting a couple of inventors. Now when I say the word ‘inventors’, rightly or wrongly I conjure up a picture of a couple of men dressed in white lab coats with mad hair and a slightly crazy look in their...
by Louise Bowditch | Jul 1, 2013 | LUNCHBREAK, THOUGHTS
It’s that time of year again. The time when Women’s Institutes resemble the Great British Bake-Off; when vicars shin up wobbly wooden ladders to retrieve the coconut shy from the recesses of the rectory outbuildings; when the Mother’s Union test-fires the community...
by Louise Bowditch | Jun 10, 2013 | DO IT, LUNCHBREAK
I can’t think of anything that typifies the eccentric and quirky, more than the ancient tradition of Morris Dancing. Dressed in colourful clothes and crazy hats the Morris Dancers bash sticks and jingle bells whilst dancing to vibrant tunes ….. One beautiful and...
by Louise Bowditch | Jun 6, 2013 | DO IT, LUNCHBREAK
Looking at all the nostalgic images of the Coronation that are around this week, there does appear to be one thing missing… flowers! The Queen isn’t carrying any and unlike the royal weddings, there don’t appear to be many in Westminster Abbey. However, I’ve...
by Louise Bowditch | Jun 3, 2013 | DO IT, LOVES
One gorgeous Sunday morning at the end of April, I headed off to take some photographs of a brand new event called ‘A Gorgeous Affair’. Held at the historic and rather lovely Market Hall in Botely in Hampshire, twenty plus local businesses gathered together to bring...