Hello, and welcome to my December Newsletter. I can hardly believe I'm saying that, and before long, it will be Christmas. Time certainly does go more quickly as you grow older. However, I'm getting on well with my preparations for Christmas. I've made the cake but...
I first met this month’s guest on social media through our shared interest in reading and writing, and we quickly became friends. Carolyn has written four novels and has published several flash fiction stories in two anthologies. I have only read one book of Carolyn’s...
Hello, and welcome to my November Newsletter. Bryan and I recently went to Farnham to spend a few days with my sister, Gill. We had a nice time catching up, going shopping, and tidying her garden, as the weather was lovely. We also managed to fit in a visit to RHS...
Hello, and welcome to my October Newsletter. I'm a bit late sending out my newsletter this month as I've recently returned from a short holiday in New York and am still catching up on everything, including some sleep! We went to New York...
A while ago, my husband, Bryan, and I took a holiday in Italy, and I thought I'd share some of the highlights with you. We flew to Naples, an extremely busy city, and then stayed in Sorrento, a pleasant town reached by only one road which meanders through several long...
Hello, and welcome to my September Newsletter. As some of you will know from being friends with me on Facebook, I recently celebrated a significant birthday, as they say. Yes, I'm afraid it was the big 70, but then again, I'm grateful to have reached it, as not...
I first became aware of Jacqui Jay when she wrote a lovely review of Betsey, the Prequel to my Hartford Manor Series. It was a fantastic review, which she posted on Instagram, and it remains one of my favourite reviews. From then on, I took an interest in her other...
Hello, and welcome to my August Newsletter. I expect, like me, most of you are pretty fed up with all this rain, though I know we need it. The weather never seems to do things by half these days, does it? One minute we have a drought for a month, and...
Hello and welcome to my July Newsletter. Well, it was the longest day last week and we've been joking that the nights must now be pulling in. A scary thought, particularly as the weather is more like October than July at the moment. My sister, Gill, came to stay...
When I attended the Hartland Book Festival earlier this year, I met Howard Embury of The Tregolls Lodge Book Club which is based in Truro and he kindly invited me to be interviewed for the monthly newsletter, The Tregolls Review. And here is my interview. I'd like to...
Hello and welcome to my June Newsletter. I've recently returned from a lovely holiday in Kefalonia, and now I'm trying to catch up with everything. We had a great time, but it's always nice to come home, even though there's always the...
I always enjoy a visit to the ancient town of Tavistock, which is situated on the River Tavy in West Devon. It can trace its history back to at least 961 when Tavistock Abbey was founded, and whose ruins can still be seen in the centre of the town. Tavistock lies...