Goodbye 2020 ~ The Longest Year
2020 - what a year! Since it's New Year's Eve (at last!) and tonight the clocks will chime us into a new year (at last!) I thought I'd look back…
Tears, Fears, and Being Back at Square One.
Hello, everyone! It's good to be back blogging again, I must say. After my Northumberland Adventure post, I did promise that I'd do a catch-up post, so here it…
A Northumberland Adventure!
I'm not even going to try to work out how long it is since I last wrote a blog post, and I'm really sorry and all that, but here I…
Holidays, Book News, and Afternoon Tea.
Hello! You see, such is my dedication that, even though I'm STILL in pain with this dratted shoulder, I have forced myself to sit at my desk and write a…
Looking Forward to Summer: A June Catch-Up
It seems like ages since I last blogged on here. Well, it is ages - it was March when I last put fingers to keyboard for this page. Shameful! Anyway,…
Five Photos … with Katharine Johnson
Sharing her five photos with us today is author Katharine Johnson. I first came across Katharine's work when a friend recommended her book, Lies, Mistakes and Misunderstandings. I thought it…
An Unexpected Series of Events
A couple of weeks ago, I, along with DH, eldest son, daughter-in-law, two granddaughters, plus Buddy their dog, headed down to Norfolk for a ten-day holiday on the Broads. We've been…
Farewells and Fresh Starts ~ a Spring Newsletter
Officially, it's spring. Unofficially, well, it's anyone's guess. I think even poor old Mother Nature is getting a bit confused. One day it's thick snow and freezing cold, the next…