It’s November. It’s getting cold. The sky is low and grey and yesterday we had hail. I was sitting at my desk, going through some photographs – and I stumbled across just the thing to brighten a dull day. I thought I would share. The last couple of years, we’ve escaped every summer for a…
Architecture can be brutal. A couple of weeks ago, I had a remarkable opportunity to deep into the bowels of two fabulous buildings – the Haywood Galley and the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre. I’ve been to both many times before, for concerts and exhibitions. Both are now closed for refurbishment – and…
This week I seem to have been talking a lot about social media and the internet. Not on the internet of course – but face to face. That happens to me a lot since I outed myself as a geek-girl. I’ve dropped by two RNA chapters… and spent a morning with the lovely people at…
I like zoos. There you are. I’ve said it. Of course regular readers will have figured that out by now –as this isn’t the first zoo related picture to appear on this blog. Nor was my recent visit to Melbourne Zoo a first. Zoos can be and sometimes have been controversial. There are people who…
I’ve have been wondering… How do you get to be called ‘the great’? Presumably, someone else has to give you the title because taking it for yourself would be a bit vain (although I’ll bet there were a few who did). I understand Alexander the Great – after all, he conquered most of the known world.…
My mother used to say that the very first word I spoke wasn’t Mummy or Daddy – it was horsey. I am entirely willing to believe her. Like most young girls, I loved horses. But in my case, it was a love affair I never grew out of. Circumstances over the years changed the nature…
This week – I had the joy of spending a few days in Melbourne at the RWA (Romance Writers Of Australia) conference. It was great to make so many new friends and meet so many writers.. And there were some unexpected bonus moments…
I found out this week that I am a finalist in the Aspen Gold Readers’ Choice Awards, run by the Heart of Denver Romance Writers. I am thrilled for two reasons. First, it really is an honour to be included on a shortlist that includes so many fine writers And secondly, because I have been…