A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons ‘Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying.’ Romans 12:15 Kingsbury Street, Calne, Wiltshire April… Read More A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons ‘Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying.’ Romans 12:15 Kingsbury Street, Calne, Wiltshire April… Read More A Man for All Seasons
WINNER First prize in SWWJ – Society of Women Writers and Journalists, Flash Story competition – 500 words. Judge: Celia Anderson Thrilled to hear that I won the competition, having decided to enter a humorous story which seems to be one of the reasons why my story was chosen. I know I… Read More Five good things about 2024 – so far
You never know when your left-over research work will come in handy for another job. You may have read, a few months ago, about the discovery of a rare Georgian ‘cold bath’ under the floor of the Assembly Rooms, Bath. During the excavation work in the basement, carried out by Wessex Archaeology, tons of rubble… Read More Cold Bathing in Bath
The Madiba Shirt She gently folds the shirt, checking inch by inch stitch and seam, to see that it is perfect, then swaddling it in tissue paper, and tenderly lifts her baby, into its cardboard cot. An air kiss. Lid on. Ribbon tied. She will deliver it. Like a midwife, she will present her baby to… Read More The Madiba Shirt
I love research, and find it hard to let go of it and get on with what I really should be doing – focusing on the WRITING, and putting all my research work to good use. I particularly enjoy looking at the adverts in The Strand magazines, 1900-1910 ( another enjoyable… Read More Researching Miss Violet Charlesworth
This blog is my pat on my back. Why not? And if there are trumpets to blow, then I’ll take a deep breath now… I may not have been shortlisted for the flash fiction story competition, which I mentioned in an earlier blog, but I have been awarded second place in the Society of Women Writers… Read More A pat on the back