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…
Category: My travels
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Concrete and Cybermen
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…
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It’s all about the internet
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…
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A visit to the zoo
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…
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Becoming 'the great'
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…
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In praise of horses
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…
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RWA Conference
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…
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Loving the Big Blue Bear
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,…