The Gingerbread House and Scotch Egg Story
You know you’ve had a successful shopping trip when you return home with a Gingerbread house and a packet of Scotch Eggs. Yes, I’m easily pleased, not for me the finery and luxury of a silk blouse or the exquisite tailoring of an expensive wrap dress.
Resisting Antiques Roadshow, Welcoming the Robin
You know your life has changed when you sit down of a Sunday Evening to watch Antiques Roadshow with your in-laws. Gone, are the days when you used to bemoan the fact that Antiques Roadshow even existed.
Covers, Titles and Christmas Fare . . .
I’ve been hastily putting together a cover for my festive themed short story these past few days. Initially, I struggled, chewed a few pens in a brainstorm session, hammered mercilessly on my keyboard, trying to choose an appropriate font. Imagine my relief when the darkness lifted yesterday morning and I could suddenly see the perfect…
‘Shopping Digression’ or ‘Distraction by Shiny Baubles’ A Writer’s take on Christmas Shopping
I love Christmas shopping. I start it early and I finish it late. Don’t ask me how this happens. It’s probably down to very poor planning. In fact, it’s often effected by a phenomenon I call ‘Shopping Digression’. This means virtuously vowing to ‘get the whole lot’ in one day then spending all your time…