Blog and Poetry

Each year I create a Christmas card for my friends and followers - I started this tradition back in 2014 so I've been doing it for a while now (every year I think about gathering them together in one place, but never quite get round to it!). This year I took inspiration from our two cats. Sadly we lost our old girl, Crumble, almost two years ago, but 2025 gifted us a ginger tom who is such a joy - playful and talkative. I also joined a new writing group this year and when we

I love a challenge, especially when it comes to writing, so when I heard about Vivian Kirkfield's #50PreciousWords contest I had to give...

The weather has turned autumnal almost over night and my mind has wistfully wandered back to reflect past summers, and how different...

I got up reaally early today to be interviewed live on BBC Three Counties radio by the lovely Kady Braine. She asked about my writing...

One of my New Year's resolutions was to drink more water. I'm happy to say I'm on track with that one, but my other resolution, 'post...

The countdown to Christmas has begun in our house. I foraged for, then made a wreath last weekend. Most of the presents have been bought,...

I first created an online greeting card for my followers way back in 2014 when I blogged via wordpress. Below are a selection of designs...

Inspiration can leap out at you any time of the day or night. The floating states just before and after sleep are great creative...

A swish of thumb-licked papers turning. Creaks of hard-backed chairs. Trickled sweat through brain cells burning, churning brittle wares....

Mary Boone is a prolific children's author, and today I'm honoured to be interviewed on her fantastic blog. Head over here to read my...

Thank you for stopping by my author blog. I have switched over from WordPress but you can still see my former posts here. I'll mostly be...