Four more good things in February TUDOR FASHION What a wonderful exhibition ‘The Tudors: Passion, Power & Politics’ at the Holburne Museum, Bath – on until 8 May, 2022. So lucky that this has come so close to home. ‘This focused exhibition, developed in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery and National Museums Liverpool, includes… Read More Four more good things
WORDLE I love doing the daily five-letter word game which has become a worldwide sensation. I’ve been playing for a month and haven’t failed to get the correct word. I like the message ‘impressive’ which accompanies the 3-rows success, ‘splendid’ for 4-rows, ‘great’ for 5, and ‘phew!’ for 6-rows. Just what you’re thinking. What does… Read More Four good things about 2022 – so far
I wonder what Charles Waite would say, if he was alive today, about his book – Survivor of the Long March : five years as a POW 19340-1945 – co-written with me, which has just been translated into Chinese. It is published by China Pictorial Publishing House and available on Amazon. Of course, I’ll never know how… Read More It’s arrived
How did Violet Charlesworth manage to keep three mansions, four motor cars, and a dozen St Bernard dogs – with no income? That’s the question I try to answer in this slice of Edwardian social history which I’m currently researching. This is the true story of a fraudster millionaire Violet Gordon Charlesworth who was arrested for… Read More A touch of Violet Charlesworth
Introducing AuthorSHARE: the world’s first reuse royalty initiative for writers I’ve been a member of ALCS, Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, for about ten years, and receive small payments for what are known as secondary rights or uses. ‘We make sure you receive the money you’re entitled to as a writer when someone copies or… Read More AuthorSHARE
This is an update of my earlier No phishing here blog. I may need to pen another poem to accompany it. Just as the coronavirus mutates and a ‘new variant’ develops, and new protections are set in place, it is matched in the world of scamming. Not called Delta or Omicron – it’s still known… Read More Beware new phishing variant
