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Travel Inspiration: Fiction or Otherwise

Travel Inspiration: Fiction or Otherwise

Apr 30, 2023

A few weeks ago, dreamy photos of Bora Bora floated across my social media platforms, reminding me it’s been six years since I was in that...

Is Coincidence a Literary Sin?

Is Coincidence a Literary Sin?

Mar 31, 2023

I’ve been promising to publish my third novel, working title ‘Life Like Lavender’, for a couple of years now. My transatlantic relocation...

Pride Comes Before a Hole. Or a Virus

Pride Comes Before a Hole. Or a Virus

Feb 27, 2023

Warning: the following blog contains scenes that some people eating dinner may find disturbing. Finish your pudding first. I admit it. I...

Finding Myself Online. Or Not.

Finding Myself Online. Or Not.

Jan 31, 2023

Mission: Identify twelve search keywords that would lead others to find you online. Go. It’s okay, I’ll wait. Am waiting… Okay, two...

Sorry, Not Sorry. Escaping 2022.

Sorry, Not Sorry. Escaping 2022.

Dec 31, 2022

I’m gazing out over Carbis Bay in Cornwall. It’s New Year’s Eve and I haven’t given a thought to my December blog. I haven’t missed a...

USA Football Fans on Exmoor? Well, I Never.

USA Football Fans on Exmoor? Well, I Never.

Nov 30, 2022

Breaking News: my loved ones are American! It’s been brought to my attention that my husband of thirty-three years and my adult children...

Remember to Smell the Exmoor Roses

Remember to Smell the Exmoor Roses

Oct 28, 2022

October 2022 may have been the most ‘normal’ month I’ve had in a long time. All that happened was the shortest UK prime ministership in...

Our Very Tuscan British Exmoor Funeral

Our Very Tuscan British Exmoor Funeral

Sep 30, 2022

It’s been two and a half years since I’ve been on a plane. That’s the longest I’ve spent with both feet on the ground since I was a...

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