Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
One of the most spectacular Scottish vistas is that of Dunnottar Castle at Stonehaven, just south of Aberdeen on Scotland's east coast. It is the epitome of a romantic ruin, high on a spur of rock jutting out into the North Sea.
Not long ago, in most houses in Britain, you could find the ubiquitous product linoleum, familiarly known as lino. Lino's glory days are now over, but for around a century, it was the material of choice for kitchen and bathroom floors and other rooms where it was a cheaper alternative to carpet.
Chiswick House is a Palladian villa in Chiswick, West London. It has been described as a 'glorious' example of eighteenth-century Italian-inspired Neo-Palladian architecture, and was designed by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. It was completed in 1729.
Rena Gardiner was an artist and printmaker, best remembered for her guidebooks to historic places, buildings and the countryside which she wrote, illustrated and printed in her cottage in Dorset.
It seems spring has never truly arrived until you catch sight of your first bumblebee, but do you know what species it is? The red-tailed bumblebee is a very common bumble bee, emerging early in the spring and feeding on flowers right through to the autumn. It can be found in gardens, farmland, woodland edges, hedgerows and heathland: anywhere with flowers.
Cyclist Eileen Sheridan rose to fame in the 1940s and 1950s with her record-breaking rides around Britain. Her performances and diminutive 4 foot 11" height earned her the nickname 'the Mighty Atom'. She broke all the Women's Road Records. Born in Coventry in 1923, she still lives with her family in Middlesex. She has been described as captivating the public's imagination, and changing attitudes to women's sport.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.