Five Years

For my birthday in 2019, I was given a 5 year diary. It's a tiny little thing, with only 5 lines per entry - akin to a Tweet, I suppose, where you can just blurt something out and don't necessarily have to dwell on thoughts and feelings. I did enough of that in my teens …

BACK TO WORK!!!!

For those of you who don't know, I've been on furlough since the UK lockdown started in March, and this week I found out I'm going back to work. My life is a bit backwards - I consider my writing to be my career, and my gym job is a hobby which pays my bills. …

And just like that, summer was gone…

Well, not quite. Let's say it's in flux, as crispy brown leaves litter the pavement and no one's quite sure if they should wear a jumper, sunglasses, raincoat, or shorts - or a jaunty mix of all four. Last Monday it was hot... so hot. Artoo and I slouched around Churchtown because it looked like …

It’s so hot that…

... I'm struggling to work out at the moment because my new 'gym' is my bedroom which happens to be the hottest room in the house. ... I'm struggling to write because my new 'study' is my bedroom which etc etc... ... my deodorant melted and I had to put it in the freezer. It …

A few places to find me this week

Every so often, several things converge - by happy accident rather than design - and this week is one of them! Grace and Serenity has received this incredible 5* review from the Book Reviewing Mum. I'm absolutely overwhelmed by it! Anne Goodwin has also reviewed it on her Annecdotal websiteI've been interviewed by author Camilla …

A little bit of publicity

So, the world's not calming down any, I guess. The silent, early days of the UK lockdown have exploded into this heightened emotion spilling out. I'm not going to linger on it. It's an ongoing, expanding situation, but I'm sure one day it'll seep into my writing. And, one day, I'll feel able to write …

Where I lurk…

I'm spending less time here, at the moment, so I thought I'd share some other places you can find me 😊 Facebook - this is where I talk about my writing, share articles about books and occasionally some book reviews Twitter - all manner of random stuff comes out of my fingertips here! Goodreads - …

Stuff, other stuff and nonsense

Greetings! Hmm... I've been sitting here for five minutes wondering what to write next - I blame it on a lack of tea. I've sat back from blogging for most of April because I know a lot of my regular visitors are taking part in the A-Z Challenge, so they really don't need me clogging …

Spring is springing

After some very cold and snowy weather, today felt properly Spring-like. This is what a happy dog looks like, once he's run around and exhausted himself! The awesome thing about this time of the year is waking up when it's light, strolling rather than rushing to get through errands, and being able to sit outside …

Happy New Year

So, 2018... hello. From a personal point of view, last year was good, yet I'm struggling to think of anything specific! I've just had a look back at last year's round-up, and it was much more eventful. I guess some years just slide along easily, moving from day to day, week to week. It doesn't …