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Hair, it’s our Crowning Glory

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

Get a glimpse into the global human hair trade and ponder how the type and colour of hair defines or subverts our expectations of fictional characters. Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas from Amsterdam!

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

It snowed here last week and I got caught in a storm on my way home through the Erasmus park in Amsterdam west. I was glad I was just five minutes away from a warm apartment and not slithering in … Continue reading →

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Interview with bestselling author, B. A. Paris

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

Bestselling author, B. A. Paris has achieved the kind of commercial and critical success that most writers dream of. She has very kindly agreed to share a few of her secrets with us. Bernadette, welcome to my blog! You too … Continue reading →

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House-sit Number Four

Posted on October 30, 2017 by

In September a lovely English lady, Sally Christopher approached me via a home-exchange site to enquire if Frank and I would be interested in house-sitting her Eguzki B&B in Durango for 12 days. After establishing that the B&B was shut … Continue reading →

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Quintessential English Cottage – in Wales

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

As well as our house-sit in Holmfirth, Yorkshire we had a dreamlike twelve days of heaven in a house-sit on the English/Welsh border, built alongside Offa’s Dyke Path. Two former quarry-worker’s homes knocked into one formed the country cottage with … Continue reading →

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Ruby Reviews her House-Sitters

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

Name: Ruby Likes: Pouncing on things Dislikes: Dogs I live in Holmfirth where the world’s longest running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine was shot. I am far too young and hip to remember it but the middle-aged bipeds love … Continue reading →

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Published in Stringybark Stories!

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

I am happy to announce that my short story, Caged Birds, set in Amsterdam’s Red light District was highly commended in The Seven Deadly Sins Short Story Award which means publication in the anthology, ‘Gift of a Casserole.’ It is … Continue reading →

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Day trip to Lemmer, Friesland

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

Not fancying a bumper-to-bumper drive towards Zandvoort, husband and I spent a couple of hours in the very pretty Friesian town of Lemmer a few weekends ago. It was a baking hot Sunday afternoon and after recovering from our non-air-conditioned … Continue reading →

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Writers Abroad magazine offers a chance to win 15 euros of Amazon gift vouchers!

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

We are delighted to publish our sixth issue of Writers Abroad magazine, The Third Space, which includes an interview with renowned author, Peter May.  I have contributed an article about Anne Frank and also a review of psychological thriller, The … Continue reading →

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A Week of Horse-Riding and Writing in the Alpujarra, Spain

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

Just a short blog for you today as I’m lucky enough to be spending a few glorious days with fellow Writers Abroad member, Nicola, aka author, Nina Croft. Nicola and her husband Rob live in Southern Spain, in the Alpujarra … Continue reading →

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