Category: writer’s life

Storm Claudia arrived on Friday in the relatively early hours. I knew there was a storm brewing out at sea, but I didn’t know it was expected to make landfall….

And here we are, Friday again. Already mid-November (almost). Christmas isn’t far away. Before we know it, it’ll be next year! Lazy late start yesterday. Pup very kindly didn’t wake…

I forgot to pre-write the blog on Friday again. Tut, tut. Not a lot happened…well, I was very busy, but it was all the same kind of thing. Editing, pet…

So here we are. Halfway through the week, and almost at the end of October, and I still haven’t done any work this week. I’ve done some blog posts, yes….

One of the reasons I’ve been stupidly busy just lately, and a tad secretive (hate to jinx anything), is because last week we became the proud humans of not 1…

If I thought Wednesday was busy, I’d obviously never heard of Thursday, but along it came and said, ‘hold my coat…’ The day began early again, but before I’d even…

Honestly, it was like New Street Station in our house yesterday. The saying is actually ‘like Piccadilly Circus’, but my dad always used to say New Street Station, as that’s…

There was so much I wanted to say yesterday about the internet, but for some reason I didn’t include it. After wondering if I’d just started it and then left…

And here we are. Another week has flown by and October is already almost over. We had an early start on Wednesday. Not only was the garden man coming back…

…now the work starts… The garden man was back again yesterday, but this time he sneaked up on me and took me by surprise. I was in the process of…

The garden man was supposed to be coming back today, as he had an appointment yesterday. But his appointment was cancelled, so he turned up yesterday after all. (I don’t…

…the body, not house… My initial exercise plan arrived from the physiotherapist, plus the link to take it forward. We had a look at the exercises. They were all right,…

It’s Summer Bank Holiday in the UK today. It’s a public holiday, and we’re taking it.  If you’re taking today off too, enjoy!

After the campervan failed its MOT, the poet asked if we could go away for the weekend while it was still legal. He had a fancy for the seaside and…

On Thursday we were up bright and early and on our way to Stratford-upon-Avon. Some people I’d worked with 30 years ago were having a reunion, and they invited us…

I had hoped to be back on light duties yesterday, starting with a blog post and a bit of writing. My plans, however, went down the drain due to a…

Book review: COMING HOME TO THE WINDMILL BY THE SEA by Caroline Young This feature is in association with NetGalley. Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting…

Book review: A POCKETFUL OF DIAMONDS by Pam Lecky This feature is in association with NetGalley. Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance…

It wasn’t too bad at the dentist on Friday. A little painful, a little sensitive. But not too bad. I came away with the cleanest teeth I can ever remember…

Stunning view of the historic pier of Puerto Natales, Chile, on the Seoret Channel, at sunrise on a summer day with the sky covered in gray and pink clouds –…

Because I didn’t finish all of my work on Friday, I already knew I’d be working at the weekend. Saturday First thing Saturday we also had to take the dog…