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Success at Beccles Food & Drink Festival!

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 Leave a Comment on Success at Beccles Food & Drink Festival!

I enjoyed doing a cooking demo at Beccles Food & Drink Festival last weekend.

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Find me on Substack

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on May 28, 2024May 22, 2024 Leave a Comment on Find me on Substack

I am thrilled to share that I am the creative platform, Substack.

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BBC Interviews

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on February 28, 2024December 20, 2023 Leave a Comment on BBC Interviews

I am delighted to have been featured on the BBC twice in December, talking about Mister Mishkins’ Apothecary.

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Olga Sinclair Prize – Norwich Writers Circle Award

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on May 22, 2024October 5, 2023 Leave a Comment on Olga Sinclair Prize – Norwich Writers Circle Award

Tuesday night was quite surreal, with a book launch & a writers prize

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Launching today – Mister Mishkins’ Apothecary

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on May 22, 2024October 3, 2023 Leave a Comment on Launching today – Mister Mishkins’ Apothecary

“The idea of shifting magical places reminded me a little bit of The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton…”

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Ekstern I Tribute to the King

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on May 22, 2024September 27, 2023 Leave a Comment on Ekstern I Tribute to the King

Ekstern I Tribute to the King was launched in Aachen over the weekend.

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Announcing Mister Mishkins’ Apothecary

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on August 30, 2023August 3, 2023 Leave a Comment on Announcing Mister Mishkins’ Apothecary

I am delighted to share that, two months today, I will launch my debut children’s book, Mister Mishkins’ Apothecary.

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Photography section update

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Leave a Comment on Photography section update

I have updated my photography section – please do have a browse!

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Words are powerful

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on August 24, 2022August 15, 2022 Leave a Comment on Words are powerful

A-level results day is approaching and this year, falls on 18 August – an important date in my life.

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nourish 04

by Samantha Mattocksupdated on February 27, 2024July 1, 2022 Leave a Comment on nourish 04

The fourth edition of nourish, the food, drink, and lifestyle magazine for East Anglia that I co-own, is out now.

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Ostara blessings to you all! Yes, spring is here i Ostara blessings to you all! Yes, spring is here in the northern hemisphere! Well, it will be around 2.46pm today, in the UK at least. This is the perfect time of year to bring new dreams and visions to life - what will your dream be? May Ostara bring joy and easiness into your lives, may her fertility be passed over to you and may your dreams, ideas, wishes, plans ripen and bear new fruits. May the loveliness of spring open your hearts and may you understand the beauty of being and take it in. Full of strength and new energy you shall walk into the brightness of the awakening spring and you shall leave the darkness of the past time behind. Let go all former burdens and get rid of the ballast still hindering you. Free and with new strength your feet shall carry you towards dawn. May Ostara bless you all! Source Unknown #springequinox #ostara #newyear #dreams #spring
Show me you're a writer without telling me you're Show me you're a writer without telling me you're a writer... My trusty fountain pen decided to leak today, covering me and my baby pink jumper in black ink. I had the line for a poem in my head, and wanted to get something down before I left the office. I wasn't expecting to also be showered in ink, but it's a hazard I'll happily take. So much to be grateful for this Monday. Even the ink stains on clothes and fingers. Especially the ink stains on clothes and fingers. #inkstain #writingworld #gratitude #poem #writer
This morning was all about @huggerslongstratton - This morning was all about @huggerslongstratton - editing the next Middle Grade book, meeting @michellemouldartist and watching her at work, plus enjoying this scrummy cheese and tomato bage washed down with mint teal. Today was all about being gentle, and this was a perfect pause. Much needed. #creativemind #mywritinglife #middlegradeauthor #kidlit #pause
Someone is feeling full of the joys of spring toda Someone is feeling full of the joys of spring today! @magicalmistermishkins keeping an eye on proceedings in the office while I work on a book deadline. He is just the best office company, even when he is being rather cheeky!
World Book Day may have been and gone, but parents World Book Day may have been and gone, but parents are still sending me photos of their children dressed up as Mister Mishkins! The first photo is C, and the attention to detail in the costume is amazing - the key, the handkerchief, the tail! Then we have Charlie, whose school asks everyone to go in wearing pyjamas and to bring their favorite book. As an author, this is everything. That children love my words and world so much that they want to share their love with others. Both children took The Magic of Mister Mishkins to school, and C even read to some nursery children! Oh, my heart...! Thank you to their mums for sharing these with me, and giving me permission to share with you.
I needed this. A very slow and gentle few hours wi I needed this. A very slow and gentle few hours with @paulasmith.2025 including this perfect chocolate and blackcurrant cake from @earshamstreetcafe It was exactly what a chocolate cake should be - rich, nuggets of chocolate throughout, and zingy with the blackcurrant bursts. I've fancied a proper chocolate cake for a while now, and this absolutely ticked all the boxes.
Reading opens new worlds and takes your mind away Reading opens new worlds and takes your mind away on magnificent adventures. What are you reading for World Book Day? Thank you to all the readers and followers, who share our words and worlds. #worldbookday
Ah, la luna - I have missed you. With the February Ah, la luna - I have missed you. With the February rains, it was hard to see the moon most night's, so it makes tonight's 99% waxing gibbous especially beautiful. Tomorrow night is the full moon - the worm moon, complete with a total lunar eclipse. Time to make wishes, tread carefully, and lay the delicate fabric of your dreams.
Happy birthday Ricky - aka Rickle Pickle! 6 years Happy birthday Ricky - aka Rickle Pickle! 6 years old today, and very much at the heart of the Marauder Fluffball Mob!
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