End Of An Era
September 9, 2022
As the nation goes into a ten day period of mourning… you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re a nation all at sea. … More End Of An Era
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Milestones
August 5, 2022
My mother has just celebrated her 90th birthday. … More Milestones
Sweet peas and memories
July 25, 2022
‘Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it’ – LM Montgomery (Canadian author) I’ve been house sitting for my friend in the ridiculously beautiful English Cotswolds, where every village is prettier than the last and all of them flirt with the coy confidence of being featured on future postcards or … More Sweet peas and memories
The week after the week before
July 11, 2022
If you can’t enjoy the journey, take the bus.
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The Isle of Wight adventure
June 27, 2022
‘This island is a little paradise’ – Karl Marx on the Isle of Wight I’m fairly confident that there are few things on which Mr Marx and I would agree, but I’m fervently hoping that ‘the Island’ will be the exception. I am the youngest of three sisters, and the middle one is about to … More The Isle of Wight adventure
The Magnificent Moustache and other stories
May 27, 2022
‘a collection of six delightful tales full of wit, quirky characters and an abundance of welcome nonsense’ – back copy, The Magnificent Moustache and other stories. I’ve been writing stories pretty much since I could hold a pencil. In what are called our formative years, the world of imagination was as real to me as … More The Magnificent Moustache and other stories
Forgiving and forgetting
May 13, 2022
An elephant never forgets I’ve watched a lot of elephants in South Africa this week, and am reminded of their wonderfully long memories. They learn migration routes, the best places to eat and which waterholes can supply their herd. They greet one another with genuine displays of affection and spend time familiarising themselves with those … More Forgiving and forgetting
Great Expectations
April 30, 2022
‘unmet expectations are like kindling wood – it only take a spark of frustration to set them ablaze and burn those involved.’ Lysa TerKeurst – American author After almost exactly two years after being back in the UK for the required lock-down, no-travel, masks-on, social distancing, navigate-the-pandemic long haul, the thought of returning to the sunny … More Great Expectations
Easter 2022
April 14, 2022
As the Ukraine-Russian war comes into its fiftieth day today, I wonder how many teenagers felt the same emotional jolt in February that I did that day in 1982 when I was stopped in my tracks. … More Easter 2022
Dreams
March 11, 2022
I found this poem quoted in Miranda Hart’s quirky book Is It Just Me?, which has helped me while away some dreary grey and rainy days recently. (No, it’s not just you Miranda; life really is full of crazy things.) It seemed somewhat whimsical in such a hefty tongue-in-cheek hardback, but as I read it … More Dreams
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