Essential Living 2011

As well as editing Nene Valley Living, a local magazine, I recently wrote the interiors section of this annual directory, published by the same company. This year, they chose to use a cover shot which I worked on with photographer Lesley Anne Churchill. We set up the table in my house, using lots of junk shop finds. The napkins came from Newark Antiques Fair and the flowers are by Foxtail Lilly in nearby Oundle, but all the silvery things came from Age UK shops or car boot sales. I like the way it turned out: Lesley Anne did a lovely job, as usual. You can see an e-version of this magazine online at http://www.bestlocalliving.co.uk/