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...
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’,...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
