This Year's Christmas Decorating Trend Takes Inspiration From Mary Poppins

Extraordinary things can happen to a household...

Winds in the east, mist coming in. Like somethin’ is brewin’ and ’bout to begin…

Let’s go fly a kite.

In every job that must be done there is an element of fun…

Never judge things by their appearance, even carpetbags.

Our daughters’ daughters will adore us… Well done, sister suffragette…

Just a spoonful of sugar…

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Have we said it loud enough?

Though your pillow’s soft and deep, you’re not sleepy as you seem; stay awake, don’t nod and dream…

Spit spot!

Photography ⁄ Oliver Perrott

Styling ⁄ Lucy Gough

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