Anne Stuart Folkes

British designer, humanitarian, mum of 5, India writes about her own particular pattern of living and creative rhythm. A diarist, documenting an unexpected life with a dash of history, a touch of humor, and the occasional royal reflection.

I'm a private chef on a small family farm, deep in the countryside of rural England. I make vinegar, forage, preserve, smoke and ferment interesting things, and am the guardian to two rather obstinate honeybee colonies.

a novelist writing tall-tales, essays & hosting a virtual literary salon in Paris

Horoscopes, tender rants, and lyrical excitements

The Camont Journals, published weekly, are based on a lifetime of French inspiration from the kitchen, garden, farms, and markets of Gascony and written at the Relais de Camont, my home and creative writer’s residency in Southwest France.

recipes, stories and unsolicited advice from alison roman