It was the turn of the memoirs workshop this week and I had a full house. I can’t say it was easy with 10 people but I got through it and everyone seemed to love the food! So hard in the heat isn’t it? Even harder when you’re trying to do baking and cooking but […]
It’s a rough first draft, but it’s a first draft!
I promised you some news last week and it’s happened. By Friday night down at the (Scorchio) writing retreat in France, I was announcing that – after more years than I care to remember – I had got all of my ‘French or Dutch’ novel into one first draft. They call it a sh***y first […]
34° and counting in France! And sneaky peeks!
If it’s been hot in the UK recently, imagine what it was like in France this week with a high of 34°. 37 on the day I’m due to come home on Sunday! But I’m not complaining too much, because I’m indoors writing most of the time, this trip, on my annual writing retreat. Look […]
“If you Can Can-Can!” Moulin Rouge outing. And sneaky peeks!
It’s been quite a long time coming and the girls and I have wanted to see this show for a while. So, we got some good tickets via Todaytix and booked supper beforehand! On one of the hottest days of the year we had a fabulous meal at Old Compton brasserie (as normal – we […]
MDD fundraiser lunch! And sneaky peeks!
We did it! And raised over £2,300 in the process! Thank you everybody who supported my medical detection dogs buffet lunch event and auction on Tuesday in London! It was a smashing venue, and the food was copious, so lovely to see so many fab followers and Mdd supporters, and put names to faces as […]
Greek Islands Cruise! And sneaky peeks…
Well, this has been a long time coming!! Went off around the Greek islands with mum and sis, a belated treat from mum for her 80th birthday, and mine and my sister’s 60th for a couple of years ago. Went with Tui on Marella Explorer. Fab week! (Nb I tried to do several updates but […]
54 years of friendship and counting… and sneaky peeks!
Yes, it was time to get together with my middle school friends, whom I’ve known since I was nine, one even longer. Sharon Foreman, Dawn Hill and now Laura Holmes, (as they were) are in our little Morden Farm Middle school gang going back to the early 70s and it was nice to have a […]
Beach with my Babies, and Sneaky peeks!
At the end of a very long week last week including various meetings and putting on a big event for 100 people(!) in Devon, I headed off to Wales. Had a lovely time with the kids. It was a very hot day on the Sunday morning when we went to the beach about 20 minutes […]
Birthday Part Deux – and sneaky peeks!
So the birthday celebrations continued over the weekend, including a really fun afternoon with my siblings and mum and co. We went to a burger place in Banstead which had lovely burgers but no alcohol license which the boys were not very happy about, well some of them. It hadn’t even occurred to me! LOL. […]
Birthday week ahoy! And sneaky peeks!
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Had a nice day out on Wednesday this week with friends and family, early birthday celebrations for me for the 10th! First, I had visitors on bank holiday Monday, the kids came over with a lovely pair of earrings and flowers and cards, and sis and Mum and […]