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Last night, a friend and I went to see the National Theatre live production of Nye, the story of the man who invented and introduced the NHS. This was my first cinema outing since before the pandemic so I was … Continue reading →

My time has been taken up with gardening, mostly emptying pots of spring bulbs and planting them back up for the summer, finishing off our guest suite which will be ready by the end of next week – with a … Continue reading →

Lucy Treloar’s book Salt Creek is one I have read several times, bought and given away and bought other copies to send to friends. When Wolfe Island was published, I waited and waited for the UK paperback to come out. … Continue reading →

Paul Dickson runs some fascinating walking tours around Norwich and elsewhere in Norfolk. Last week, I went on his Black History Tour around central Norwich where he had many highlights dealing with key Norfolk people concerned with abolition – a … Continue reading →

After a few disappointing reads this year, at last a serious novel. I am reading After You’d Gone by Maggie O’Farrell – who has yet to serve up a bad book. The interesting thing is that she does something which … Continue reading →

I had a good writing week so was relaxed about taking time for a two day trip to Norwich, our local city. Our hotel was The Maids Head Hotel, featured in the book, Tombland, for those that enjoy reading about … Continue reading →

I have made some progress on my latest book. I think it’s going to be a short one, so more of a novella but 30,000 words in now and around 20,000 to go. Serendipity has also come into play this … Continue reading →

I was quite depressed about the COP27 in Cairo so it led me to write this. The Ghost of Christmas Future. You may not like it. Ned poked a stick in the sand hoping to find turtle eggs. His stomach … Continue reading →

While it is unseasonably warm, we are steadily getting ready for winter. Geraniums are going into the greenhouse and bulbs being planted. Apples and pears have been stored away with the surplus sold in aid of our local foodbank. We … Continue reading →

We returned a week ago from a relaxing week in Mallorca, our first trip abroad in almost three years. It was an experiment to see how my husband coped with flying and walking, after a summer of pain with drop … Continue reading →