I love Sundays. It is often the day where I am most creative – and yet it is also the day that I tend to relax the most. For me, it is a day to look at my diary and see what is coming up in the week ahead; does anything need moving, is there …
Find me on Pinterest
I don’t believe in making New Year resolutions; change can happen at any time, and turning the calendar to 1 January does not magically make things happen. However, for a long time now, I have felt that I should get into the world of Pinterest. A place where I can keep everything all together – …
progress
Goodness, Facebook has reminded me that today marks 13 years since I published my poetry and photography collection, progress. The poetry was written during one period of my life, the photography taken during another, and yet they came together to create a magical, glossy book. I remember several people crying with the emotion of progress, …
Introducing… nourish
I always wanted to write for a food and drink magazine, but now it turns out I have my own! Launching next month is nourish – a taste of East Anglia, a publication I have started in partnership with my friend, Hanneke. The magazine is all things good – recipes, interviews, stunning photography, inspiration, and …
Dating disasters
I was chatting to a friend this week and online dating was mentioned. She is trying to get her single mum to sign up to a site, but her mum has had to many dating disasters, she doesn’t want to. I understand this. My top two dating disasters are enough to put anyone off using …
Leaving pawprints on my heart
So many people lucky enough to be truly owned by a pet often feel bereft at the passing of their beloved four-legged family member. There is no funeral, there is no eulogy, there is no order of service, But the life that they lived with their pet was just as important, just as valid, if …
Sandstorm in the press!
I was delighted to be interview by Emma Lee for a feature in this weekend’s Eastern Daily Press Heaven supplement. The interview was all about my debut novel, Sandstorm, and it was an honour to be able to talk about the writing process with Emma. This weekend’s supplement is a book special, and will be …
Interview for World Book Day
I had great fun this morning as I was interview by a group of Year 6 pupils as part of their World Book Day celebrations. I went to university with the form’s teacher, Mrs Gresty, and the class at the Hollins Grundy school in Bury had some great questions! These ranged from have I always …
International Women’s Day 2021
To all the women who think that they are not good enough – you are. To all the women who think they are useless and unworthy – you are valued. To all the women who think they are ugly – you are beautiful. To all the women who think that they are unlovable – you …
Mad March hares
It was something of a relief to turn over the calendar to a new month this morning. January was full of dark and grey days and, in spite of it being my birthday month, I struggled. Then came the rain and snow of February, and it felt as though winter would never end. Spring always …