Travel fiction – where the ‘right place’ transforms lives

Travel fiction – where the ‘right place’ transforms lives

From Soggy Exmoor to the Parthenon

From Soggy Exmoor to the Parthenon

  Every conversation in the UK at the moment begins with a variation on, ‘Well, it’s still freezing cold and soaking wet, but here’s hoping for better weather ahead’. I’m wearing three layers in my office. Will the neighbours snigger if I retrieve the logs I...
What to Wear to the Airport: Freeze or Boil?

What to Wear to the Airport: Freeze or Boil?

This time next week I’ll be in sunny Athens. I’m combining this with a few days riding horses on the vehicle-less Greek island of Hydra. Can’t wait. Though the old seat bones are already complaining. They haven’t been on a horse in quite some time. I see their point....

Watson The Wonder Dog

It’s been a tough month for my furry bestie, Watson. Multiple visits to the vet for stomach issues resulted in multiple new prescriptions. These can’t be taken with the one he needs for lameness. He’s old and tired, I know. On a doggie birthday cake, he’d freak out if...
Am I Just Butterflying Through Life?

Am I Just Butterflying Through Life?

I’m trying to complete more writerly tasks this month. After all, I just invested in a sparkly new website (click here to visit it) so it seems I should be acting more writerly by, well, writing. However, my writing endeavours seem fragmented. I bounce between the two...
Which Way to Edinburgh?

Which Way to Edinburgh?

Why do we wait to start new habits in January? Habit, I suppose. And herd mentality. No one’s fist-bumping you in August when you say, ‘that’s it, I’m giving up/starting a new/stopping this/learning that’, are they? But the whole world’s behind you on January 1st with...