I’m so pleased to have done some gardening this week now weather is improving. I feel a bit like the plants in that I’m looking forward to coming out of hibernation. That’s what a long lockdown can do to you! Last Autumn I invested in some mulch for the whole garden...
Some of the characters in my books visit London, and this led me to research the sights they might have seen. One landmark that is featured in my novel is The Monument, which commemorates The Great Fire of London, and I thought its history was worth sharing in a short...
Hello and welcome to my February Newsletter. I live in Landkey, a small North Devon village and fortunately there are lots of lovely walks right on our doorstep. During the lockdown my husband Bryan and I have tried to get out for a walk on most days, as it...
In September 2018 I started attending a floral art class. I've always liked flowers and arranging them in vases, but I'd never experimented further than that. The class was held every other Tuesday evening. During the first part of the class, everyone would make their...
My husband, Bryan, and I enjoy a walk, and our idea of a good day out is often a lengthy walk followed by a pub lunch. On our recent walks, even through the very cold weather that we had in early January, it was surprising how many flowers were already visible in the...
Hello and a Happy New Year to you.I hope you all had a good Christmas, despite the difficult times we live in. We had a quiet Christmas like most folk, but did enjoy a Skype quiz with our family on New Year's Eve. It was cold, with a hard frost in North Devon on...
It was a cold and frosty day in North Devon on New Year's Day and my husband and I went for a walk with my niece and her partner, and their dog, Piper. It was minus 5 degrees first thing, but by the time we started walking the temperature had risen to a balmy minus 2...
Instructions to make a Christmas Holly Tree.
A description of a walk from Landkey to Swimbridge
A December Newsletter providing information about the books and blogs of Marcia Clayton
Old Coach Mounting Block This is a walk from Landkey to Bishops Tawton, partly along the Tarka Trail. The walk is approximately 4 miles long. There are one or two steep hills and in some places the ground can be muddy so walking boots are recommended....
Hello and welcome to my newsletter. Have you started on your Christmas shopping yet? I’ve bought a few presents so I’m feeling slightly smug. I’ve also made my Christmas cakes. It’s an old recipe my sister Gill gave me and the main secret is soaking...