Old Songs and Jet Planes
One of my favourite songs as a teenager was ‘Leaving On A Jet Plane’ by Peter Paul and Mary. When I danced to it at school hops it lent a magnificent poignancy to the...
Grace Wynne-Jones Blog
Dahlias, cakes and stars…
Have repotted some Dahlia bulbs…they were basking outside in sunshine some minutes ago but it’s got cloudy. Need to bring them in tonight. Planted some Sweet Pea seeds too, found them in a leftover...
Translation: ‘Rosie oder Die Angst vor der Liebe’
My novel ‘Ordinary Miracles’ is now available in German…and yes, that is the German title in the headline of this blog! The eBook has been published by Fischer…SO pleased! Click here for the Amazon...
Big Fan of Libraries and Alan Bennett
Borrowed Alan Bennett’s most recent book from the library…a treat as quite a fan of his. Love the varied tone and honesty of his diaries. Relish his appreciation of simple pleasures, such as ‘blackberrying’,...
Perky Pig and Cute Teddy
A friend took this picture of some toys for me…cute teddy and a perky pig! It was taken in a local and very comfy bar…had a lovely cappuccino by a cosy fire! Have yourselves...
Posh Coffee
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...
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...
Characters
‘When I first met Ava Lavelle I didn’t like her. I thought she was a bossy, highly opinionated woman in her seventies and that her awfulness would be entertaining….she was, after all, a fictional...
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...
Podcast and Tomatoes
It has been quite a while since I’ve written a blog and I have yet to buy a new digital camera. Did find one quite a while ago in a charity shop only it...
Sitting and Stillness
I wrote an Amazon review quite a while ago and chanced upon it recently. The review is about a book called ‘Teach Us To Sit Still: A Sceptic’s Search For Health and Healing’. It...
Painting and drawing and doodles
I love painting and drawing and would like to make more time for it. I am very much an amateur at it but that’s fine! Sometimes it’s nice to approach something with a sense...
