Today, I'm delighted to host On A Sword's Edge by J R Tomlin. The book is part of The Swords of Scotland series and is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/09/blog-tour-on-a-swords-edge-by-j-r-tomlin.html About...
Hello, and welcome to my December Newsletter. I've recently returned from a family holiday in Lanzarote. We had a lovely time and it was wonderful to feel the warmth of the sun, but it was a bit of a shock to come back to snow and ice after enjoying 30+...
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Have you ever wondered where the story and the song of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer came from? Well, if so, read on to find out. I remember hearing the song when I was a small child and my dad singing it to me. I loved it and soon...
Hello, and welcome to my November Newsletter. Given that it was Halloween a day or two ago, I thought I would include this photo that I took in our village the other day. This is a sight I am familiar with, and I thought it might amuse some of you....
Today, I'm delighted to host The King's Intelligencer, the latest book from popular author, Elizabeth St. John. The book is on a Blog Tour with the Coffee Pot Book Club:...
Hello and welcome to my October 2024 Newsletter. Well, it was nice to have a few days of glorious sunshine in September, but I think the weather has broken up for now. Although I love spring, summer, and autumn with their longer days and warm weather, there is also...
The History of the Fair Barnstaple Fair is one of the oldest in the country and is believed to date back as far as 930 (at least according to the board displayed at the fair - see below). Originally, the fair was held for trading purposes and, in the eighteenth...
Hello, and welcome to my September Newsletter. I’m writing this on a pleasant afternoon in late August after spending an enjoyable morning with some friends. Although the sun is nice and warm today, I have to say there was an autumnal nip in the air when we...
Lundy Island is an isolated granite outcrop of rock that lies some twelve miles or so off the North Devon coast, with nothing between it and America. The island is three miles long and just over half a mile wide, and it welcomes over 20,000 tourists each year who sail...
As I’m writing this, the sun is shining, and it’s a lovely day – at long last! Let’s hope we get fine weather until well into the autumn. I’ve just come in from deadheading the flowers in my garden – a daily task at this time of year, but it’s all looking good, and...
Hello and welcome to my July 2024 Newsletter. I was looking back on my newsletter for July 2023, and I commented that now we are past the longest day, the nights are pulling in, and the weather seems more like October than July – and it seems this year is going much...
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 and sleep in your own bed. We've been lucky...