WHAT ARE YOUR TOP GARDENING TIPS NOW WE'RE HEADING INTO SPRING?
D: They say when you turn to 40, you either turn to God or Gardening, I chose the latter. Gardeners would do well just to relax for a while out there, at least occasionally - to be a human ‘being’, not one forever ‘doing’.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
A: Demanding space for and telling women's stories.
HOW DO YOU STYLE YOUR MARFA STANCE PIECES AND WHY DO YOU LIKE THE BRAND?
A: I chuck my quilt over everything! It's basically my go-to coat. I became particularly grateful for it last October while teaching on A Haven for Stories, the writing retreat I co-host in Tuscany; - the mornings and evenings would be chilly, the middle of the day warm enough to sunbathe. Whether I was pottering down to the pool for a pre-breakfast swim or chatting with fellow writers by candlelight late into the evening, I loved the flexibility to layer up the quilt offered. I tend to swap the collars and hoods around depending on the weather, while I wear my shearling gilet around the house as a cosy extra layer.
Read Alice’s British Vogue feature on their intergenerational friendship HERE and discover her second book Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival.