Hello and welcome to my June newsletter. How lovely to have some warm, sunny weather at last. I'm a keen gardener and just a few weeks ago, I was fed up with watering and wishing it would rain and then it didn't know when to stop. My husband, Bryan,...
Discussion on Blogging, Vlogging and BookTubing I have previously had the pleasure of featuring Marcia Clayton's novels in our theme weeks. Marcia also responded to my invitation to this theme week with details of her blog and a couple of others that she recommends....
I’ve written two historical romance books set in the 1880s in Hartford, an imaginary village in North Devon. “The Mazzard Tree” and “The Angel Maker” are part of the “Hartford Manor Series" and I’m working on the third book to complete the trilogy. Part of...
There are so many lovely walks in Devon and Cornwall that it's difficult to pick a favourite, but this is definitely one of mine. The walk is around 6 miles long and there are a couple of steep inclines, but generally not too demanding. The scenery for the...
Hello and welcome to my May newsletter May is my favourite month of the year. Everything is so fresh and green and it's great to see the trees slowly unfurling their leaves. The hedges are full of primroses and violets and the bluebells are...
It's been a long time since many of us have been able to take a holiday abroad and I recently spent a nostalgic hour looking at some holiday photos. My husband and I have been lucky enough to visit a few of the Greek islands and one of our favourites is Corfu. There...
This is a walk my husband and I discovered during the Coronavirus lockdown and it has now become one of our favourites. I’m ashamed to admit that although I was born in Landkey and have lived here for many years I did not know of this walk until last year. There...
I first met Sophy Layzell on Facebook when she took an interest in my books. Since then we have read each other's books and become friends on other social media platforms, although we are yet to meet in person. Maybe when the lockdown is over and things return to...
Thank goodness the clocks have changed and the evenings are getting lighter. Even if we are still restricted in our social lives because of the Coronavirus, at least the weather is improving and it will be easier to meet outside. It’s been a long winter in more ways...
Filleigh is situated on the B3226 between Landkey and South Molton. This is an easy, undemanding walk of around two miles with a few gentle inclines. It can be slightly muddy in places, but is generally a good walking surface. The walk begins at Church Cross in...
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...