This started out as a blog about my writing space, but soon became a record of my never ending struggle to claim my space from an interloper… And there are, after all, not enough cute cat photos available on the web. I am fortunate to have an office in my house – it’s terribly cluttered…
Masada is a place of legend – and a place I had always wanted to visit – and on my recent trip to Israel, I did. It was spectacular in so many ways – it’s really hard to know where to start. There’s history and geology and tragedy and Peter O’Toole… I guess it…
Like much of the country, we found ourselves in the midst of a flood emergency this week. We had some very worrying hours as we sandbagged the house and watched the water rise. We were among the lucky ones – we escaped major damage. Many others fared far worse… As a reporter, I covered…
I did something last week I’ve never done before (usually a good thing). I took part in a Valentine’s Day writing collaboration – with some of my lovely Choc Lit friends. The idea was to do a ‘round robin’ story – with each of us writing a part of the story… For me, at least,…
The answer to that is very low – when you are in Israel. I got down to 427 metres (that’s 1,401 ft) BELOW sea level – the lowest place on the planet where you can still breathe… I’m talking about the Dead Sea of course – what an astounding place it is…
How do I write.. and why? These are scary question that I have this week been thinking about, because the lovely Gwen Kirkwood (who writes lovely historical novels – mostly set in Scotland) tagged me in the ‘my Writing Process’ blog tour. Last week Gwen talked honestly about how she writes last week on her…
The Diamond District – the words leaped off the hotel website at me. If I was going to spend a couple of weeks working in Tel Aviv – the Diamond District was just the place for me to stay. So today – on a rare day off – I set out on the great…
I was gardening yesterday. Yep. Gardening. Despite the rain and the freezing temperatures. Well – I did the gardening in a short minute when blue skies appeared above our house, but I was well aware that it wasn’t actually gardening weather. I had to plant two bushes I’d been given for Christmas into big pots.…
This week we acquired a new fender guitar amp, which was , perhaps, not strictly an essential purchase.. Except it was… I’m sure I’m far from alone in being a fan of Douglas Adams – not only is Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy one of the best things I’ve ever read, there’s also the lesser…
