In January 1997 my partner Rob and I were living in London. My birthday falls in January, and to celebrate I requested a tour of the centuries old Whitechapel Bell Foundry (est. 1570). It may sound an odd gift, but I adore the sound of bells. We
Read more →JINGLE BELLS….. You could decorate a Christmas tree with the sweet, native bell flowers that flourish in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. In fact, I have done this in my garden at Blackheath. I used correas, cinnamon bells and apple berry blooms to adorn a
Read more →I wasn’t sure whether to post this article as history or humour, but the humour is a bit dark so I have decided on the former! Many of us associate the sound of bells with the city of London, perhaps because we grew up chanting the old
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