Alison Archibald

@Imperialbirds I had a lovely hour with you today. Chaos was a big hit with me. Thank you!

@London_W4 Had a search and found this northstreetpotters.com in Clapham and some pottery cafes in London too

And now I’m here in John Lewis. Am I the only person who wants to buy a nice bowl or a lovely plate that’s made in Britain and not in China? Sophie Conran, PortMeirion is beautiful and sounds British but made in China. Rick Stein Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall. Sounds Cornish but made in China. Almost everything I have picked up here is made in China. I’ll happily pay more for British made, in what I thought was a British shop, but it seems to be impossible.

Olympic park looking lovely in the sunshine and a nice bun at the V&A. Always great to catch up with Elizabeth! @StoutHealth

Grest catch up with @AlisonArchibal3

Robin details. 😍 Taken recently at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊🐦

@London_W4 I’ve sung in those choir stalls a couple of times and the sound is glorious. I took this after our rehearsal on a lovely sunny day

I’ve just been to the Choral Mattins service in St Paul’s Cathedral. I’m not religious, but to sit there under the dome, listening to the choir is a perfect way to spend a Sunday morning. Looking up at the magnificence of the architecture and the painted ceilings. The gorgeous sunlight pouring through the windows. It’s free to go in for the services, so if you’re nearby and want some calmness and beauty in your life, then I’d recommend going. This photo is approximately from where I was just sitting, but I took this when a service wasn’t on, as no photography is allowed then, which is totally fair enough.

I’ll be listing a new small collection of jewellery pieces made using the Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders, lockets & charms in the photo below tomorrow evening at 8.30pm UK time in my Etsy shop. Click 💬on my page to enquire about individual pieces or to reserve: etsy.com/uk/shop/silver…

@silverpebble I’m very lucky - I’m not far from the coast.

@AlisonArchibal3 Oof longing to be near the sea or a river just now...the colour of that sky.

In case you’re stuck indoors, feeling low or anxious or there’s big snow where you are, here are hundreds of snowdrops (also called Candlemas bells) in a hedgerow & gentle winter sun (& a car, sorry) I filmed on 3rd Feb last year. Leave a comment if you’re a fan of these little flowers 🌱🌱

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When you see a Great White Egret from underneath you can clearly see that they're descended from dinosaurs! 😮😁🐦

Silver birch, hoar frost and a cloud inversion. Something cold but gold this morning. One of the best mornings I ever did have a few years back. The snow that fell overnight is more like slush but kids down the street are having a great time building snowmen ☃️ #PeakDistrict

@Peteraless59320 Yes I did take this one

@AlisonArchibal3 Wow. This is absolutely breathtaking to behold so beautiful….If I may ask was this photo taken by you?

i’m genuinely in love with this ad a french one? for a SUPERMARKET?? like woah

sketchbook corner: more birds join in...

Paul Poiret’s “Le Bal" beaded evening slippers of 1924 depict Poiret and his wife, Denise, dancing. The shoes were made by Andre Perugia and are utterly #frockingFabulous! Via the

My brand new 'Puffin Party' 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles are arriving tomorrow! 😀 (I'm sure the box will contain jigsaw pieces and not actual live Puffins... 😉😁) Great Christmas gifts! 🎄 You can buy them here; carlbovis.com/jigsaw-puzzles 🤩🐦

Mary Morton goes out into the parks and streets of Edinburgh to repair the clothes of passers-by for free. The 67-year-old ... has built an army of volunteer street stitchers who work across the city #WomensArt

@robnitm That brings back a lot of memories!

Menu from the Stockpot restaurant, Old Compton Street, 1986

I chatted to the magnificent Mary Berry about love, loss and udder pie for this week's Waitrose Weekend. A lovely way to mark my 20th anniversary in journalism! It's free by the tills, or online here: #10" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">weekend-online.com/issue765/#10

Happy birthday Ukraine! Lovely service at Brentwood Cathedral to celebrate followed by dumplings and cake. (Diet starts tomorrow!)