Jottings and Musings
I need to send off 2009 tax info to friendly accountant today and do not seem to have the right sized envelope. For a moment this genuinely seemed like a good excuse to put...
Author: Grace
Bord Gais Energy Book Club
Bord Gais Energy Book Club has decided to include my novel ‘Ordinary Miracles’ in ‘Laura’s Corner’. Many thanks Laura! http://url.ie/7zld
Finding Your Own Writing Voice
If you’d sat me down after I wrote my first novel and asked me how I did it I wouldn’t have been able to give you cut and dried answers. What happened was a...
Teach Us To Sit Still by Tim Parks
Have just finished reading a book called ‘Teach Us To Sit Still’ by Tim Parks. The book’s subtitle is ‘A Sceptic’s Search for Health and Healing’. It is hard to sum up, which is...
Power Naps
Review of ‘Ready Or Not?’ by R. Griffiths From Amazon website. ‘I have now read all of GWJ’s books and have been utterly impressed by every single one…. Relationships are explored with genuine depth...
Cat Charisma
Found myself doing some genealogical research recently and understand why so many people are enthralled by it. Had to virtually prise myself away from the computer and into the kitchen with bribe of digestive...
Handmade and vintage
If you like handmade and vintage items then you’ll enjoy browsing through www.etsy.com It may even bring out the inner quilter in you! (One of my favourite films is ‘How To Make An American...
Classic Reads from Waterstones
Mairead, who works in the lovely branch of Waterstones on Dawson Street in Dublin, recommended ‘I Captured The Castle’ by Dodie Smith a while ago. It is delightful and different. J.K. Rowling is a...
Gratitude re. ‘Ready Or Not?’
I received this lovely comment on Monday. It was encouraging to read it so MANY THANKS dear Reader! ‘I am a forty eight year old woman who loves books and I have read zillions...
Great Summer Reads
The popular Dundrum branch of Hughes & Hughes has reopened its doors and savvy member of staff, Chris Mills, has kindly provided these summer reading recommendations. The store has lots of great books for...
Swap Skills …some great recession websites
‘…this is one of the best Irish novels this year…The trip to Greece is steeped in olives and jasmine, cicadas and sunshine…readers will love the local gigolo, Dimitri. Grace writes with great humour…On a...
Cake Tales
“She saw herself riding in the passenger seat, Sam behind the wheel. Like two of those little peg people in a toy car. Husband peg, wife peg, side by side. Facing the road and...
Some Simple Pleasures
Savouring simple pleasures adds a sparkle to ho hum days when one longs to be under an olive tree eating figs. Of course it would be great if life felt glorious every day and...
‘Ready Or Not?’ Quote
“It would have helped her to know that lots of people feel like this, but like lots of people she believed her feelings were so odd they must surely be unique. There was a...
