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...
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...
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
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....
In my youth I had never really thought about writing a book or becoming an author, though I had always enjoyed reading. As a youngster my mum was often telling me to "get my nose out of that book" and do something useful. However, I'd always enjoyed writing essays at...
This is a post about the mazzard tree and how it was saved from extinction.
Arithmetic in 1900
Well, thanks to my son, David, I now have a brand new website to write a blog on. So now I have to think of something to blog about! Here goes! Today, I went to RHS Rosemoor https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor in Torrington. Always one of my favourite places...