Mid-September Notes

I’m just back from a few days in Spain with my family. I felt bad about flying, even though I … More

New Year’s Eve Musings

I was about to tweet a happy tweet and post a happy post about my happy year, when our washing … More

I think it was Melvyn Bragg who said that he used to write between the hours of 5am and 8am … More

As Januarys go, this one hasn’t been too bad, so far, not taking into consideration world events, of course, although yesterday’s … More

This week has mostly been about me being ill – not seriously ill, just an annoying cold with horrible flu-type … More

After my mammoth blogging extravaganza when I posted every day in November, I’ve been having a little rest. It’s rather … More

On the poetry trail this week, I’ve been in search of some more participants for my poetry workshops which start … More

Our house has been re-arranging itself this week after a summer of pyjama mornings and staying up too late nights. … More

General atmosphere in this house: Sleepy. Heavy-eyelidded. One teenager came back from Reading Festival at gone three this morning, one … More

Summer is whizzing by and my head is filling up with to do lists. At this point, they are mild-mannered … More