Category Archives: VIVIENNE’S BLOG

 Sunday, 5 August: We left the chalet and said goodbye to the family on the way as we drove down to the station. We took a two hour train journey to spend two or three days with Iris, who lives … Continue reading →

So we walked every day and we took a yoga mat – yoga outdoors. The views were exhilarating and always different depending on the weather – especially when the sun goes down which was the same time the moon was … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 18 July: At home to write a piece for the New Statesman. The article comes out on the 30th of July. They are doing an issue on “My London”, so I took the opportunity to talk about the importance … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 11 July : Rosita and Paola have a company in Prato, an old town near to Florence. They produce our Gold Label. The company is a studio which does more than manufacture and dispatch but helps from the start … Continue reading →

Our pattern cutters are working on the patterns and sample toiles created last week by Iris and Andreas and bringing them a stage closer to finish, so Andreas and I carry on with Q v Q*. Then on Friday afternoon … Continue reading →

The Tate Britain has made a series of films in which some of their supporters were asked to talk about two works of art in the collection that say “This is Britain”. You can see Vivienne’s choices here.If you would … Continue reading →

Vivienne writes longhand, Cynthia types and Joe puts it on the web. This is Joe, I’ve had a wonderful holiday in Fuerteventura and this is why the blog is late. Sorry. Just want to tell you about my little son … Continue reading →

I have left it too long to go back over everyday details and I shall limit the diary to the most important events. One morning before work I finished my book, “The Story of the Stone”, an 18th century Chinese … Continue reading →

Monday-Tuesday, 11-12 June: On each day, I spent half a day going to the dentist. Advice on how to clean your teeth: keep your gums healthy by aiming your brush under the gum and use those little twizzly brushes to … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 6 June: 6.45 – 8.00 am, transition time between holiday time, reading and going back to work – spent looking up words in the dictionary. Then 30 minutes Yoga – on my own at home (Teacher Tom’s away). At … Continue reading →