River Kisses
It wasn’t some sort of Irish crocodile…the small creature I saw in a stream. It was a newt, my mother informed me. And that flamboyant bird that scooted at Formula One speed along the...
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A Marvellous Menagerie and a Darling Goat
My childhood home, a rambling rectory, not only housed my family but a marvellous menagerie of creatures. Among our more exotic pets were a pair of chameleons and some tree frogs. The chameleons darted...
Podcast and Sweet Peas
Hi Folks, The weather is a bit warmer here today, though still rather chilly and prone to occasional hailstones. Currently wearing three charity shop bought sweaters. I have bought less clothes in charity shops...
Twittering and ‘The Truth Club’
I was twittering a bit today on Twitter. I retweeted some things I thought were interesting and also did a couple of tweets about my novel ‘The Truth Club’ as part of my ‘social...
Painting and Secrets
Hi Folks, Painted this wee picture quite a while ago (only part of the painting is shown here…I must find out a bit more about jpeg ‘uploads’). I was in a room with a...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day Sweeties! If you’re a singleton hope you bought yourself some flowers…or at least a yummy big bar of chocolate. And if you’re in a special relationship hope your beloved has made...
New Covers
Very grateful to Accent Press for coming up with lovely new covers for my ebooks…they also provided the fab promotional banner. My dear pal and hugely talented writer, Philip Casey, has come up with...
Telly Tales
Recent tv programmes I’ve really enjoyed include ‘The Great British Bake-Off’ and ‘Man Made Home’ with Kevin McCloud (loved his boyish zeal for scrap metal etc…great ‘sustainability’ info). Very glad that dear Nigel Slater...
Swanky Cappuccinos
I love having a cappuccino in a swanky hotel while sitting on a fabulous sofa. It is a small luxury and though I have quite a number of middle-aged hippy tendencies the palpable sense...
Website, cake and countryside
Haven’t posted a new blog for a while because of various website technical thingys. This led to many a phone conversation along the lines of “You want me to press what? Yes I think...
Happy Easter
When I was a wee girl I remember singing the hymn ‘There Is A Green Hill Far Away’ in my bed one Easter…I was probably about seven at the time. This Easter hymn is...
Wales, Writing And A Secret
WITH a surname like Wynne-Jones my family’s Welsh roots are obvious. My dad spent his early years in Lampeter and later on in Llanishen and it’s important to me that I know that because...
What Agents Want, Soft Chairs and Gardening
If you want to read an insightful and helpful article about ‘What An Agent Wants’ click here. It’s from the Novelicious.com website and my own agent has kindly mentioned me in it. Many thanks...
