Get 2016 off to a great start
So, it’s the start of a new year and a time for all sorts of resolutions that probably won’t get kept (especially those involving eating better, wasting less time on Facebook and
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Merry Christmas and thank you
Another year has passed – and what a great year it has been. Books, good friends, travel and more books. Thank you to all my friends and readers who have helped make
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More books to read
So – the year is almost over. Time for one last book blog. I didn’t read as many books this year as I might have wanted. I never do. There are far
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Defining beauty
On a recent museum trip – I saw images from the Qajar dynasty in Persia – the period from 1795 -1925. The display focused on the women of that period. My attention was
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My first Christmas party for 2015
It’s official – Christmas has started. This week I went to my first Christmas party – and , as is almost always the case, it involved my lovely writer friends. The London
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Bright shiny things…
As part of my ongoing love affair with museums, I recently lost myself for a few hours in the fabulous Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The building is a
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The things you learn on boats
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
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Books, buses and bits..,
Books aren’t like buses… they are sometimes red (not read of course – that would be a terrible pun), but they aren’t that big or noisy. Yet…. Like buses, you can wait
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From the judge’s chair
A few weeks ago, I was asked to judge a writing competition. I accepted because I love the chance to see new writers developing their craft – and I know how great
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A tuneful new addition
We have a new addition to the family… a lovely guitar – but not just any old guitar. This one was custom made and is very very special. It all started